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Month: June 2019

Bulgaria 

European supercomputer will be located at Bulgaria’s Sofia Tech Park

June 17, 2019June 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European supercomputer to be built in Bulgaria in an 18 million euro project will be located in the capital

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Europe 

European Commission increases funding for EU’s beekeeping sector

June 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission will provide 120 million euro to the EU’s beekeeping sector over the next three years to support

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Bulgaria 

President Radev backs Ninova’s decision to withdraw resignation as BSP leader

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

It is important that Bulgaria does not remain without a political opposition, because to do so would be detrimental to

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Bulgaria 

Ninova withdraws resignation as leader of Bulgarian Socialist Party

June 16, 2019June 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Kornelia Ninova withdrew her resignation as leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on June 16, at a party congress

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Bulgaria 

‘Odysseus’ in Plovdiv on July 6 with translation into English

June 15, 2019June 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Odysseus, written by Alexander Sekulov based on the work by Homer, will be presented at the Plovdiv Drama Theatre on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in May

June 14, 2019June 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in May, down from 3.7 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

United Arab Emirates opens embassy in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

June 14, 2019June 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially opened an embassy in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on June 14 2019, after Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state railways plans replacements of rolling stock over next 15 years

June 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is expected by the end of 2019 to start a procedure to purchase about 15 locomotives

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Business 

Greece’s Eurobank Ergasias closes acquisition of Bulgarian unit of Piraeus Bank

June 14, 2019June 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Postbank, a subsidiary of Greek Eurobank Ergasias, said on June 14 that it has closed the acquisition of the

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