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Bulgarian National Co-ordinator against Anti-Semitism condemns defacing of Soviet Army monument

November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s recently-appointed National Co-ordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism, Georg Georgiev, has condemned the defacing of the Soviet Army monument in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017/18 winter tourism season: Forecast of higher numbers, pledge of checks on noise

November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Several weeks ahead of the official opening ceremonies at Bulgaria’s ski resorts, the country’s tourism minister has forecast increased numbers

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Europe 

EU: ‘No impunity for crimes against journalists’

November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

On November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the EU has spoken out for freedom

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Bulgaria 

More than 82% of Bulgarians own their own home – Eurostat

November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Just more than 82 per cent of Bulgarians own the dwelling they live in, ranking seventh in this respect in

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Bulgaria 

Road death toll in Bulgaria in first 10 months of 2017 reaches 535 – official figures

November 1, 2017November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 535 people have died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first 10 months of 2017, according

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Bulgaria 

Residents and businesses in Plovdiv’s Old Town protest against new barrier rules

November 1, 2017November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Residents and business people in the historic Old Town architectural reserve in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv protested on November 1

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation Shalom condemns anti-Semitic daubing of Soviet Army monument in Sofia

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria has condemned the daubing of an anti-Semitic slogan on the Soviet Army

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2017 Budget surplus at 2.42B leva

October 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2017 was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian municipality bans Halloween celebrations in schools and kindergartens

October 31, 2017November 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s municipality of Elin Pelin, about 30km from Sofia, has for a second year running banned Halloween celebrations in schools,

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