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Bulgaria holds largest Armed Forces Day parade in several years

May 6, 2018May 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

Tanks rumbled, aircraft thundered and cannon sounded on May 6 2018 as Bulgaria held its traditional Armed Forces Day parade

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Skaptopara archaeological site: Bulgarian PM Borissov sets deadline for solution

May 5, 2018May 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 5 that he had set a deadline of two months for archaeologists

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Nasa astronaut Rick Linnehan to visit Bulgaria in May 2018

May 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Nasa astronaut Richard “Rick” Linnehan will visit Bulgaria from May 9 to 14 2018, the US embassy said. Linnehan will

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On first anniversary of third government, Bulgarian PM Borissov hands out bouquets and brickbats

May 4, 2018May 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

In a televised interview on May 4 2018 to mark the first anniversary of his third government taking office, Bulgarian

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Bulgarian connection as EU-wide VAT fraud organised crime group busted

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities assisted in a bust of an organised crime group involved in pan-European VAT fraud and money laundering, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s St George’s Day long weekend weather: Rainy and cloudy with high temperatures

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads towards the May 5 to 7 2018 long weekend with the prospect of cloudy and rainy weather, but

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EU spring forecast bumps up Bulgaria 2018 growth estimate to 3.8%

May 3, 2018May 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, said that Bulgaria’s economy would “continue growing

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Bulgaria 

European Commission ends ECJ lawsuits on copyrights, maritime policy against Bulgaria

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 3 that it was withdrawing two cases against Bulgaria at the European Court of

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Europe 

DiscoverEU: EC seeks 15 000 18-year-old EU citizens ‘prepared to travel this summer’

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In an offer unlikely to see a shortage of applicants, the European Commission is seeking 15 000 eighteen-year-old European Union

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