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Bulgaria’s population dropped by more than 51 000 in a year – Eurostat

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

January 1 2017 found Bulgaria with a population of 7 101 900, a decrease of 51 900 people in a

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Sport 

At Wimbledon, Dimitrov falls short against Federer again

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

On a day with plenty of drama on the tennis courts of Wimbledon, the least amount was to be found

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 1.22M euro emergency assistance to aid reception and protection of asylum-seekers and refugees

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

The European Commission said on July 10 that it had awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime directorate now able to monitor social network communications – report

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime now has software that can access information from communications online on Facebook, Viber,

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Bulgaria 

Suspected arson attempt on crane halts work on dismantling of controversial ‘1300 years of Bulgaria’ monument in Sofia

July 9, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A fire at a giant crane in the early hours of July 9, in what was suspected to be an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: Government to postpone talks on acquisition of new fighter jet

July 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government will not begin negotiations on the acquisition of a new fighter jet until the parliamentary ad hoc committee

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Business 

Bulgaria anti-trust regulator accuses electricity distribution firms of unfair trade practices

July 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 6 that the country’s three electricity distribution providers engaged in

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Sport 

Grigor Dimitrov glides into Wimbledon third round

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov took just over an hour and 40 minutes to book his progress to the third round of the Wimbledon

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Bulgaria 

Dossier Commission names two of President Radev’s staff as former State Security people

July 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with exposing people in public life who worked for the country’s communist-era

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