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Bulgaria has pupil-teacher ratio of 12.1 at upper secondary level – Eurostat

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria has a pupil teacher-ratio of 12.1 at upper secondary school education level, very close to the EU average, statistics

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Bulgaria set to cancel Plovdiv Airport concession tender

October 4, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov will ask the Cabinet to cancel the tender for a 35-year concession on Plovdiv Airport,

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Tourism Minister: Bulgaria to launch interactive map of spa destinations

October 4, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

An interactive map of spa destinations in Bulgaria will be ready in about a month, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said

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Bulgarian MPs pass bill mandating centralised public procurement electronic platform

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted on October 4 a bill of amendments to the Public Procurement Act that envisions the creation of

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British author Ian McEwan to open 2018 CineLibri festival in Sofia on October 10

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

British author Ian McEwan will be in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on October 10 for the opening of the fourth CineLibri

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Bulgaria extends deadline for bids in Sofia Airport concession tender

October 3, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on October 3 that it has extended the deadline for bids in the tender for the

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Bulgaria confirms two cases of West Nile virus in Black Sea towns

October 3, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Laboratory tests have confirmed two new cases of West Nile virus in the Bulgarian Black sea city of Bourgas and

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Manchester Airports Group says will bid in Sofia Airport concession tender

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said on October 3 that it planned to bid in the concession tender for Sofia Airport,

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42% of managers in Bulgaria are women, third-highest in EU

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 42 per cent of managers in businesses in Bulgaria are women, the third-highest percentage in the European Union and

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