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Day: April 25, 2019

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11 NGOs report Bulgarian TV interview with far-right leader to Council for Electronic Media

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Media

Eleven Bulgarian NGOs have approached the country’s statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media over a television interview in

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Intermittent rain, heavy traffic forecast for Bulgaria’s four-day Easter weekend

April 25, 2019April 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s four-day Orthodox Easter weekend, on April 26-29 2019, has once again prompted warnings from authorities about heavy traffic, complicated

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Bulgarian prosecutors charge former deputy economy minister over alleged abuse of EU funds

April 25, 2019April 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Blagoevgrad District Prosecutor’s Office lodged criminal charges on April 25 against former deputy economy minister Alexander Manolev for alleged

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Bulgaria granted asylum to 760 people in 2018, most Syrians

April 25, 2019April 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria granted asylum to 760 people in 2018, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on April 25. Of the people

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Bulgaria has highest percentage of women IT students in the EU – Eurostat

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has the highest percentage of female students of information and communication technology in the European Union, at 33 per

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Foreign students in universities and specialised high schools in Bulgaria rise to more than 15 000

April 25, 2019April 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

There are 15 425 foreign students enrolled in universities and specialised high schools in Bulgaria in the 2018/19 academic year,

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Bulgarian Air Force practice flights for Armed Forces Day 2019 begin on May 2

April 25, 2019April 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Air Force practice flights for the May 6 2019 Armed Forces Day flypast over Sofia begin on May 2.

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