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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv reports rise in earnings from tourism in 2017

September 15, 2017September 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Businesses and local authorities in Plovdiv are reporting increases in earnings from tourism, and a marked rise in the number

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on Environmental Protection Act

September 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) joined Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on September 2014 in voting to overturn President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Large fines for driving in emergency lanes after Bulgarian Road Traffic Act amended

September 14, 2017December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved amendments to the Road Traffic Act, tabled by Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs. Motorist who use the

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: 2017 ‘Kvartal’ Festival in Sofia from September 15 to 17

September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

The Kvartal Festival 2017, the second of its kind, will be held in the Bulgarian capital from September 15 to

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Bulgaria 

Dossier Commission names six Bulgarian Jewish community leaders as former State Security people

September 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law to check people in public life for links to the country’s communist-era

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Europe 

EU Auditors: Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania water quality improved, but significant funds still needed

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Romania

The quality of drinking water available to consumers in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania has improved in recent years thanks to

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 were five per cent higher than in 2015 – statistics institute

September 12, 2017September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 added up to 47.1 billion leva, a figure about five per cent higher than in 2015,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC elects Georgi Cholakov to head high court

September 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Georgi Cholakov as the next head of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), one of

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria has no national law regarding nudism

September 8, 2017September 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria has no national legal regulation on the practice of nudism, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told the National Assembly during

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