Council of Europe concerned by difficulties migrants and refugees face entering Bulgaria
The Council of Europe’s Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, recognises the efforts made
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Nine in 10 Bulgarians see differences in people’s incomes as too great – Eurobarometer poll
About 91 per cent of Bulgarians believe that differences in people’s incomes in the country are too great, according to
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World Book Day: Household spending on books in EU lowest in Bulgaria, Greece
The lowest share of household spending on books in EU countries is in Bulgaria and Greece, at 0.6 per cent,
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Air France strike: Paris – Sofia flights on April 23 cancelled
Air France flights between Sofia and Paris on April 23 2018 have been cancelled because of the ongoing series of
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Bulgarian railways starts advance ticket sales for May 2018 St George’s Day long weekend
Bulgarian State Railways BDZ started advance ticket sales on April 23 for train journeys in the country on the May
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Bulgaria welcomes announcement by North Korea of suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests
Bulgaria welcomes as a positive signal the announcement by North Korea that it will discontinue nuclear tests and intercontinenal ballistic
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Bulgarian journalists say they self-censor while owners impose political policy – US report
There are persistent concerns about grave damage to media pluralism in Bulgaria caused by factors including corporate and political pressure,
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Anti-Semitic rhetoric appears regularly on social networks and media forums in Bulgaria – US report
In Bulgaria, anti-Semitic rhetoric continued to appear regularly on social networking sites and as comments under online media articles, the
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US State Dept criticises Bulgaria on prisons, judiciary, corruption, people-trafficking and violence against minorities
The most significant human rights issues in Bulgaria in 2017 included harsh conditions in prisons and detention facilities; lack of
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