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Bulgarian railways to inaugurate regular Plovdiv – Edirne train on May 24

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv, tourism, Turkey

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to launch a regular train service at weekends and on public holidays between Plovdiv and

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Bulgarian PM backs Prosecutor-General’s call for information on undeclared offshore holdings of top office-bearers

May 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed support on May 17 for Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov’s request to the State Agency for

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‘Ethno kitchen on wheels’ in Plovdiv to feature different cuisines from May 17 to 19

May 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The third annual Ethno Kitchen on Wheels opens in Plovdiv on May 17 at 6pm, featuring a range of ethnic

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ACEA: New passenger car registrations slightly up in Bulgaria in January – April 2019

May 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-April 2019 was 2.1 per cent higher than in January-April

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Price remains issue in Bulgaria’s negotiations on acquiring F-16s

May 16, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Price remains an issue in Bulgaria’s negotiations with the United States on the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets, it has

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Bulgaria 

Increase in spending by Bulgarian households outpaces increase in income – statistics institute

May 16, 2019May 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The total income average per household member in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2019 was eight per cent higher

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister pledges to deal with the ‘many problems’ in the sector

May 15, 2019May 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister, Dessislava Taneva, has stated a commitment to solving the many problems the country’s farmers face, saying

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Bulgaria records 1.1% economic growth in Q1 2019 – flash estimate

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 1.1 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.7% inflation in April

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in April, up from 3.6 per cent a month

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