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CPT: Bulgaria progresses in treatment of detained foreigners, improvements in health care, communication needed

July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT), in a report published on July 11, praised certain improvements in the conditions

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry: Bulgaria plans to buy another 8 F-16s, on deferred payments

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A day after Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a deal with the US to buy eight F-16 fighter jets for $1.25 billion,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Remnants of Roman dwelling found in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

A team from heating energy distribution firm EVN Toplofikatsiya has found remnants of a Roman dwelling with a clay pipeline,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria bans sale of hookahs, e-cigs to under-18s, rejects ban on hookahs in indoor public places

July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 11 to reject a proposed ban on the smoking of hookahs in indoor public

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: F-16 deal makes no sense if aircraft capabilities fall short

July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has again called into question the country’s $1.25 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighters, approved

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Europe 

Six tourists dead after violent storm hits Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Six foreign tourists died and about 60 people were injured after a violent storm hit the Halkidiki peninsula in northern

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves $1.25BN contract to buy 8 F-16s

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 10 a contract worth about $1.25 billion to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the

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Bulgaria 

EU summer forecast leaves Bulgaria 2019 growth estimate unchanged at 3.3%

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 10, kept the growth estimate for the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President decrees October 27 date for 2019 municipal elections

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has decreed October 27 as the date for the 2019 elections of municipal

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