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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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Sofia Science Fest 2019: Psychology of addiction, black holes and big bangs, AI and more

April 24, 2019July 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2019 Sofia Science Festival is on at Sofia Tech Park from May 9 to 12, promising the customarily stellar

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Bulgaria in talks to import measles vaccines as cases near the 500 mark

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is in talks to import 200 measles vaccines to the free market, as vaccines are given free of charge

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Bulgaria’s government approves additional 20.7M leva subsidy for Orthodox church, Muslims

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet approved on April 24 an additional 20.7 million leva (about 10.5 million euro) in

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Bulgaria announces probe into all guest houses financed with EU funds

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered the police to carry out an investigation into all guest houses in the country

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Head of Bulgarian National Television resigns after court upholds drink-driving conviction

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

At a special sitting on April 24, Bulgaria’s statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) voted unanimously to

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