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Month: August 2018

Perspectives 

Opinion: Post-austerity, Greece gets a second chance

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

Despite all the mistakes that were made and all the hardships that the Greek people have had to endure, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian regulator deputy chief under fire after Cypriot insurer goes bankrupt

August 20, 2018August 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prime minister Boiko Borissv and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov demanded on August 20 the resignation of Ralitsa Again, deputy

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Bulgaria 

Free no more: Parking at national stadium in Sofia to become paid

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The largest free parking lot in the centre of Bulgarian capital Sofia – located between the Vassil Levski national stadium

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Remnants of ancient fortress found underwater off Bulgaria’s St Thomas Island

August 20, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Underwater exploration around St Thomas Island on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast by a team of specialist archaeological divers has

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Europe 

Talks between Kosovo and Serbia heading towards an end

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The new round of talks on the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is expected to start in September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov pledges support for archaeologists at Mala Tepe site

August 19, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv

Visiting the ancient Mala Tepe site in the Plovdiv district, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has pledged support for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev challenges Turkey over compensation for descendants of refugees of 1913

August 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has revived the issue of compensation from Turkey for the descendants of ethnic

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Europe 

Kosovo, Serbia mull territorial swap to end dispute

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

A decade-long dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is compelling both countries to consider a territorial swap along ethnic lines —

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Registry Agency chief resigns after Trade Register fiasco

August 17, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Justice Ministry said on August 17 that the head of the country’s Registry Agency, Zornitsa Daskalova, has submitted her

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