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Archaeological finds from construction of Bulgaria’s Struma Motorway on exhibition

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Unique archeological finds discovered in 2017 during the construction of the Struma Motorway are part of the exhibits at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria road agency warns motorists weather will worsen on February 25

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has warned motorists that weather conditions will worsen on February 25 2018, with blizzards and snowfalls

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Bulgaria 

Proposed sale of CEZ’s Bulgarian assets electrifies political passions

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The announcement that Czech state-owned utility CEZ intended to sell its Bulgarian assets to a largely anonymous entity spurred a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Energy Minister Petkova submits resignation over CEZ sale deal

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on February 23 that she was submitting her resignation from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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Sofia Startup Expo 2018 to take place for the first time in Bulgaria

February 23, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first Bulgarian exposition for startup innovative companies Sofia Startup Expo 2018 (SSE) will take place in Sofia in March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling parties: ‘Coalition is stable’

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s governing coalition is stable, the partners in the ruling majority said after talks in the Parliament building on February

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Bulgaria 

Statue to be unveiled on March 1 as part of planned Historic Park near Bulgaria’s Varna

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

A statue, billed as the largest bronze sculpture on the Balkan peninsula, is to be unveiled on March 1 2018

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest minimum wage in EU as at January 2018 – Eurostat

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In January 2018, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage, meaning before taxes are deducted, across the EU, of 261

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Bulgaria 

Initiative ‘fight hate with a flower’ launched in Sofia

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

As part of the campaign under the patronage of Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova “Let’s clean away hatred”, Bulgaria’s National Co-ordinator

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