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Arrests after Bulgarian journalist assaulted while investigating trade in expired food

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Two people have been arrested after a Bulgarian television journalist was assaulted at a warehouse in Veliko Turnovo while he

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov hopes for fighter jet acquisition deal by end of 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has said that his government hopes to finalise the deals to acquire new fighter jets,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs give utilities regulator final arbiter role in energy sector deals

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) will be required to give final approval on any deals involving the sale

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Bulgaria 

At UN headquarters, Bulgarian PM Borissov backs Israel’s #No2Antisemitism campaign

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in New York for the UN General Assembly opening session, has associated himself with #No2Antisemitism

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Poll: More than half of Bulgarians expect natural gas price increase to push up consumer prices

September 26, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 51.2 per cent of Bulgarians expect that an increase in the price of natural gas will push up costs

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Bulgaria 

1510 asylum applications were pending in Bulgaria in August 2018 – Eurostat

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of people subject to asylum applications in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 1510, down from 4655 in August

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Bulgaria 

Vinprom Karnobat row: Bulgaria pledges fast-track law against illegal production of excise goods

September 25, 2018September 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The controversy over Bulgaria’s Customs Agency’s actions against large-scale distillery and wine producer Vinprom Karnobat took a new turn on

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Bulgaria 

84-year-old in Bulgaria’s Yambol district dies of West Nile fever

September 25, 2018September 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An 84-year-old man from the village of Botevo in Bulgaria’s Yambol district has died of West Nile fever, the regional

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Bulgaria 

First snow of Bulgaria’s autumn 2018 season falls on Botev Peak

September 25, 2018September 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The first snow of the new season in Bulgaria fell on Botev Peak in the Stara Planina mountain range on

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