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Day: August 24, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria electoral authority calls feasibility study tender for machine voting

August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) called a tender on August 24 to pick a consultant that would carry out a

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Business 

Turnover at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in June 2018 was 1.1BN leva – Revenue Agency

August 24, 2018August 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Turnover at restaurants, shops and other places on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast was 1.127 billion leva in June 2018, the

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Bulgaria 

Site of major archaeological finds in Plovdiv faces being concreted over – report

August 24, 2018August 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A site of some of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv faces being obscured by concrete,

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Bulgaria 

Swimming ban at many Bulgarian beaches because of turbulent sea

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Swimming was banned at many beaches on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 24 because of turbulent seas, reports from

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Bulgaria 

More than 1.2 million dwellings in Bulgaria are uninhabited – official

August 24, 2018August 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

There are more than 1.2 million uninhabited dwellings in Bulgaria, according to the Regional Development Ministry. In the cities, about

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Business 

Bulgaria has lowest consumer price levels in EU – Eurostat

August 24, 2018August 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria had the lowest price levels for consumer goods and services in the European Union in 2017, at 56 per

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Remnants of 6500-year-old skeleton uncovered in Bulgaria’s Suvorovo

August 24, 2018August 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Remnants of a prehistoric skeleton dating back close to 6500 years, ceramic vessels and ornaments have been discovered during archaeological

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Europe 

Divers discover 2000-year-old sunken Roman ship off Pag, Croatia

August 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency archaeology, Croatia

While diving with tourists near the Croatian island of Pag, Vedran Dorušić, the president of the Diving Tourism Organisation at the

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Business 

Jason King appointed CEO of Telenor Bulgaria

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Jason King has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Bulgaria of PPF Group effective September 1 2018, the

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