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Bulgaria assists largest-ever European police operation against online sale of counterfeit goods and pirated content

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

Bulgaria was among several European countries that co-operated in Operation Aphrodite, the largest-ever European law enforcement operation against illegal online

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Blagoevgrad mayor calls for diversion of Struma Motorway to preserve Skaptopara site

May 3, 2018May 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The mayor of Blagoevgrad, Atanas Kambitov, has come out in support of calls for the re-routing of Struma Motorway to

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Bulgaria 

Brexit: British ambassador, Bulgarian PM discuss co-operation of special services

May 2, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and British ambassador in Sofia Emma Hopkins discussed co-operation between the two countries, including after

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Assistant Secretary of State: US fully supports Bulgaria’s initiatives in the Western Balkans region

May 2, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Wess Mitchell, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has expressed great appreciation for the leadership of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria starts motorway repairs ahead of summer tourist season

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

As the summer tourist season approaches, so does the best time to carry out road repairs, but Bulgaria’s Regional Development

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Bulgaria 

May 1 Labour Day in Bulgaria: Socialists demand government’s resignation

May 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) took the opportunity of the May 1 Labour Day public holiday to demand the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Stone with inscription praising Roman Emperor Diocletian found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

May 1, 2018May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working on a site on a private property in the centre of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a

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copper and silver coins in a pile
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Bulgaria Q1 2018 Budget surplus at 592.7M leva

April 30, 2018May 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first three months of 2018 was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force to hold practice flights from May 3 to 5 ahead of Armed Forces Day

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

If in the next few days you hear Bulgarian Air Force fighter jets roaring over Sofia and see military vehicles

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