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Month: August 2018

Perspectives 

Opinion: The Erdogan-Trump rivalry turns dangerous

August 16, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Turkey is a country in crisis, the Lira’s freefall being a case in point. President Erdogan needs to tackle this,

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Bulgaria 

Draining of oil spill shipwreck off Bulgaria’s Sozopol ‘could begin within days’

August 15, 2018August 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Draining of heavy fuel oil from the Mopang, the American vessel sunk off Sozopol in 1921 and the source of

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Bulgaria 

After Genoa tragedy, Bulgarian PM calls for action to fix bridges

August 15, 2018August 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A day after the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa that cost at least 39

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Brexit has reached a dead end

August 15, 2018 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Brexit

The UK’s Brexit negotiations with the European Union are at an impasse — that’s according to Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Child’s grave dating back 3000 years found at Bulgaria’s Ryahovets fortress site

August 14, 2018August 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists Ilian Petrakiev and Maya Ivanova have found a gravesite of a child that dates back more than 3000

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2018 – flash estimate

August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in July

August 14, 2018August 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in July, up 0.3 percentage points compared to a

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Bulgaria 

State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad writes to expats asking them to come home

August 14, 2018August 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad is conducting a letter-writing campaign to appeal to Bulgarian expatriates to return to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 22 European countries in ‘action week’ against child trafficking

August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-four suspects were arrested in an EU-wide “action week” against child trafficking, European police agency Europol said on August 14.

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