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Bulgarian President Radev: Military effect of air strike on Syria ‘negligible’

April 16, 2018April 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Syria

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has expressed a critical view of the US-led air strike on Syria on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.2% inflation in March

April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.2 per cent inflation in March, up 0.2 percentage points compared to a

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Bulgaria 

Traffic restrictions on central Sofia thoroughfare due to Metro construction

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Major infrastructure works have become a routine cause of congestion in Sofia during the summer months in recent years and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria in second place in the EU in births outside marriage

April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Close to two-thirds of the births in Bulgaria in 2016 were out of wedlock, putting the country in second place

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Bulgaria 

Online petition to repatriate body of Bulgarian-born bus crash victim from Malta to Spain

April 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Following the death of a Bulgarian-born woman in an open-top bus crash in Malta, an online petition has been launched

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s three major winter ski resorts report successful 2017/18 season

April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

All three of Bulgaria’s major winter ski resorts – Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets – saw increases in the number of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria calls for de-escalation of tensions after US-led air strike on Syria

April 14, 2018April 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

Bulgaria’s government has effectively backed the air strike by US, British and French forces in Syria, describing it as a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government declares April 14 day of national mourning for victims of bus crash on motorway

April 13, 2018April 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has declared a day of national mourning on April 14 for the victims of a bus crash on

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: No request to Bulgaria to assist in possible strike on Syria

April 13, 2018April 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

No one has asked Bulgaria for political support, or air corridors or logistical support in connection with the escalating tension

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