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Bulgaria has second-lowest rate of chronic depression in EU – Eurostat

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has the second-lowest rate of chronic depression in the European Union, going by self-assessment of those surveyed, according to

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Bulgaria announces arrest in Viktoria Marinova murder case

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A man has been arrested for the rape and murder of television presenter Viktoria Marinova, a news conference in Sofia

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IMF forecasts 3.6% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2018

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.6 per cent in 2018, same as last year,

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Bulgarian Energy Ministry to prepare national position on choosing summer or winter time

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on October 9 that it would draft the national position on whether the country would choose

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Archaeology: ‘Thracian royal residence’ found near Bulgarian village Benkovski

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has begun excavations of a site near the Greek border at the village of Benkovski,

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Pollster: If Bulgarian ruling coalition wins European Parliament elections, there will not be early elections

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The May 2019 European Parliament elections in Bulgaria will be a plebiscite on the ruling majority, and if it wins,

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Bulgarian coalition government partners divided over choice of new Interior Ministry chief

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A meeting of the Bulgarian government coalition council that had been scheduled for October 8 has been postponed until October

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Vigils to be held for murdered Bulgarian television journalist

October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Mourning vigils are to be held in Sofia and other cities on the evening of October 8 for Viktoria Marinova,

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Bulgarian Ataka leader Siderov wants his party to hold post of Interior Ministry chief secretary

October 7, 2018October 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Volen Siderov, leader of the Ataka party – part of the United Patriots, the ultra-nationalist grouping that is the minority

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