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62% of young people in Bulgaria live in overcrowded households – Eurostat

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Sixty-two per cent of people in Bulgaria aged 15 to 29 were living in overcrowded households, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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Bulgaria Air flight with Defence Minister on board makes emergency landing in Vienna

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov

A Bulgaria Air flight from Brussels to Sofia with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov on board made

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation ‘Shalom’ lodges complaint over ‘analysis’ article on website

December 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Media

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has lodged a written complaint with the country’s National Coordinator against Antisemitism

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European Parliament votes call on EU leaders to admit Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen

December 11, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen, Sergei Stanishev

The European Parliament voted on December 11 to call on the European Council to admit Bulgaria and Romania to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors formally charge former Sofia deputy mayor

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on December 11 that it formally charged former Sofia deputy mayor for transport Evgeni Krousev with

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Business 

42% of self-employed in Bulgaria cite ‘suitable opportunity’ as reason

December 11, 2018December 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Forty-two per cent of self-employed people in Bulgaria cited “suitable opportunity” as the reason to go into business for themselves,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Traffic Police join EU-wide operation against drink-driving

December 10, 2018December 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Traffic Police are participating in an EU-wide operation by European traffic police Tispol from December 10 to 16 against

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Europe 

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights survey: ‘Persistent antisemitism hangs over EU’

December 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Antisemitic hate speech, harassment and fear of being recognised as Jewish; these are some of the realities of being Jewish

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev joins country’s Jewish community in celebration of Hannukah

December 9, 2018December 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Roumen Radev

Continuing the tradition set by Bulgaria’s democratically-elected heads of state, President Roumen Radev joined the country’s Jewish community on December

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