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Slovenia, Kosovo bust organised crime group trafficking people in the Balkans

March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Law enforcement authorities worked together on March 21 to arrest 12 migrant smugglers operating in the Balkans, European police agency

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Bulgaria 

Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 25 2018

March 22, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 25 2018 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Bulgaria 

Netanyahu: Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria

March 22, 2018March 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria – in the past, in the present, and in the future, Israeli Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues ‘Code Orange’ weather warning for nine districts for March 23 as chilly conditions continue

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for March 23 in nine districts where strong winds

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov pushes planned Varna EU-Turkey summit at meeting with Tusk

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Turkey, Varna

The forthcoming meeting between EU and Turkish leaders in Varna is necessary for the normalisation of relations between the EU

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Business 

Romania has lowest arable land purchase prices in the EU – statistics agency

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The purchase price of arable land in Romania was the cheapest in the European Union in 2016, EU statistics agency

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Business 

Employees in Bulgaria have lowest compensation per hour in the EU – Eurostat

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Compensation of employees in Bulgaria per hour is the lowest in the European Union, coming in at the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria signs 81M leva deal with Russian aircraft corporation for logistics support for MiG-29s

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has said that it has signed a framework agreement worth 81 million leva (about 41.4 million euro)

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Plovdiv: ‘Hills of Bass’ added to ‘Hills of Rock’ festival in July 2018

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A two-day concert series, Hills of Bass, is to be held in Plovdiv on July 20 and 21 2018, with

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