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Month: September 2018

Bulgaria 

World Health Organisation: 2.3% of Bulgarians are alcohol-dependent

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

About 2.3 per cent of Bulgarians are alcohol-dependent and 6.9 per cent have alcohol use disorders, according to a report

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Bulgaria 

Sour grapes: Heated emotions as Bulgaria’s Customs Agency seals distillery’s warehouses

September 23, 2018September 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The penultimate weekend of September in Bulgaria was a balmy one, as summer turned to astronomical autumn, but in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways holding steam train excursions in October 2018 to celebrate 130th birthday

September 23, 2018September 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is holding steam train excursions, with vintage rolling stock, on October 6 and 7 2018 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan

September 23, 2018September 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held celebrations on September 23 of the 140th anniversary of the birth of Exarch Stefan, who

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Europe 

Climate change: ‘South-eastern and southern Europe are projected to be hotspot regions’ – report

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Climate change is already having wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems, economic sectors and human health and well-being in Europe, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria earned 2BN euro from foreign tourism in first seven months of 2018 – Tourism Minister

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Revenue from international tourism in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2018 added up to more than two billion

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria long weekend weather – sunny and warm before the cold arrives

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads into a long weekend from September 22 to 24, which once again is expected to create traffic congestion

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Europe 

Campaigning ahead of September 30 ‘name’ referendum in Macedonia intensifies

September 21, 2018September 23, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Political parties in the Republic of Macedonia have intensified their political activities for the referendum on the issue of the

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Bulgaria 

Advocate among four charged with attempted robbery of Bulgaria’s Rozhen Monastery

September 21, 2018September 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An advocate is among four people charged with the attempted robbery of Rozhen Monastery in south-western Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad District Prosecutor’s

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