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Bulgaria to extradite Israeli citizen to Austria over alleged cybercrime

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An apellate court in Bulgaria has ruled to extradite Israeli citizen Gal Barak to the Austrian judicial authorities, the prosecutor’s

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Bulgaria should step up efforts to fight hate speech and domestic violence – Council of Europe

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government should “step up its efforts to fight the hate speech prevailing today in Bulgaria, in particular against Roma,

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With a month left to 2019, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 574

December 2, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 574 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2019, according to

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S&P Global raises Bulgaria’s credit rating to BBB, outlook positive

December 1, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

S&P Global Ratings has raised its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria to ‘BBB/A-2’,

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Bulgaria January-October 2019 Budget surplus at 1.08B leva

December 1, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 10 months of 2019 was 1.08 billion

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Bulgaria – North Macedonia commission on historical issues reports no progress

December 1, 2019November 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

No progress has been made in the work of the Bulgaria – North Macedonia joint commission on historical and educational

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Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov resigns

November 29, 2019December 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted on November 29 the resignation of Bisser Petkov as Minister of Labour and Social

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2019 was 4.2%

November 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2019 was 4.2 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent a month earlier, European Union

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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria more positive in November 2019

November 29, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Business sentiment in Bulgaria was more positive in November 2019 compared with the previous month, according to a monthly poll

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