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Month: August 2018

Bulgaria 

Prosecutors, police investigate allegations over accident involving Bulgarian President’s father

August 25, 2018August 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General and the Inspectorate of the Interior Ministry have ordered investigations into allegations related to an August 17 collision

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM says President Radev also should admit blame over military aviation accidents

August 25, 2018August 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, whose government has been the subject of repeated criticism from President Roumen Radev over a

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Bulgaria 

Borissov at Perperikon: Archaeology will help children, students, tourists turn attention to history

August 25, 2018August 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov visited Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon on August 25, saying that archaeological discoveries would encourage

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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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