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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv sets up new-generation laser speed cameras

March 16, 2018March 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv installed new-generation laser speed cameras on March 16, capable of checking the speeds of several vehicles

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Bulgaria Air to resume Sofia-Bourgas flights on June 1

March 16, 2018March 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria Air will resume its seasonal flights between capital city Sofia and the Black Sea port of Bourgas on June

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Bulgarian PM: World heading crazily towards conflict

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has given a gloomy prognosis, saying that the world is “heading crazily towards conflict” and

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister backs UK steps against Russia over nerve agent attack on Skripal

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed support for the United Kingdom following British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of

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About 63% of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 63 per cent of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home, according to figures released by European Union

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Bulgaria had highest death rate in the European Union in 2015 – Eurostat

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2015, with 1660 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, EU

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Proposed new EU visa policy: Easier for tourists, tougher for countries that do not take back migrants

March 14, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Schengen, tourism

The European Commission said on March 14 that it was proposing to reform the EU’s common visa policy “to adapt

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Bulgarian MPs set up ad hoc parliamentary committee to investigate CEZ assets sale

March 14, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 14 to establish an ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the circumstances of

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in February

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

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

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