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Day: April 2, 2019

Perspectives 

Israel’s ambassador on Gaza: Don’t confuse the aggressor and the victim

April 2, 2019April 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Irit Lilian, the ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria, has written this as a personal standpoint: What is

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Bulgaria 

Two bids submitted to build Bulgaria-Greece gas inter-connector pipeline

April 2, 2019May 14, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Two candidates have submitted bids to design and build the gas inter-connector pipeline between Bulgaria and Greece, which project company

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry launches ‘pay for two nights, get one free’ campaign

April 2, 2019April 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism is calling on the country’s hotel industry to join its campaign by which tourists will get

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: Crime in Sofia down close to 10% in 2018

April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The number of criminal offences registered in Sofia in 2018 was 9.7 per cent lower than the year before, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Head of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission given bodyguards after threats

April 2, 2019April 4, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

National Protection Service bodyguards have been assigned to the head of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission, Plamen Georgiev, after threats against him

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Europe 

Greek PM Tsipras given a warm welcome in Skopje

April 2, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in Skopje on April 2 on what is considered to be a historic visit

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Business 

Eurostat: High-growth enterprises in Bulgaria increased by 3% in 2017

April 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of high-growth enterprises in Bulgaria increased by three per cent between 2016 and 2017, European Union statistics agency

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