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PISA survey: Bulgarian ninth-grade pupils poor at collaborative problem-solving

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian school pupils aged 15 and 16 scored well below the OECD average in performance in collaborative problem-solving, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among countries with least euroskepticism, Borissov tells Tajani

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is one of the countries with the least euroscepticism, and the Bulgarian people still believe in the EU, Prime

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Number of non-EU nationals seeking protection in Bulgaria has dropped fivefold – refugee agency head

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of third-country nationals, meaning people from non-EU countries, seeking protection in Bulgaria has fallen fivefold in comparison with

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Bansko named Bulgaria’s Best Ski Resort 2017 at World Ski Awards

November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bansko was named Bulgaria’s Best Ski Resort 2017 at the World Ski Awards, conferred at a ceremony on November 18.

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Sport 

Dimitrov, Goffin to play for ATP Finals title

November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov will play Belgian David Goffin in the final of the ATP Tour’s year-end tournament in London’s O2

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Bulgarian-born Olympic weightlifting champion Suleymanoglu dies

November 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Naim Suleymanoglu, one of the most dominant weightlifters in the history of the sport and a three-time Olympic champion, died

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Sport 

Dimitrov storms into ATP Finals semis

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov was already assured the top spot in his 2017 ATP Finals group, but a victory against Spaniard Pablo

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‘The Labyrinth’ exhibition of paintings by Gredi Assa, at Academia Gallery in Sofia until November 28

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of paintings entitled “The Labyrinth” by Bulgarian artist Professor Gredi Assa is on at the Academia Gallery at

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Bulgaria 

Police bust Bulgarian-linked crime network smuggling stolen vehicles from Spain

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Spanish Guardia Civil, supported by the Bulgarian Police, Portuguese Police and Europol, have dismantled an international crime group dedicated

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