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Europe 

European Investigation Order system comes into force, easing requesting of evidence from another EU country

May 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investigation Order system came into force in the European Union on May 22, billed as simplifying the work

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Bulgaria 

European Jewish Congress: Tenev’s Nazi salute should serve as a caution against working with ultra-nationalist parties

May 22, 2017May 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Valeri Simeonov

The episode in which a now-former Bulgarian deputy minister was pictured giving a Nazi salute should serve as a caution

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Bulgaria 

Visits by foreigners to museums in Bulgaria increased by close to 37% in 2016

May 22, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of visits by foreigners to museums in Bulgaria increased by 271 000 in 2016, a rise of close

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Business 

35 full-length films were produced in Bulgaria in 2016 – statistics institute

May 22, 2017May 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 35 full-length films were produced in Bulgaria in 2016, of which 33 were for cinemas and two

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Leisure 

Opera Open 2017 summer festival is on in Plovdiv from June 10 to July 29

May 21, 2017May 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Virtuoso Mario Hossen, Quartetto di Arena di Verona, Michel Denueve, and mezzo soprano Nicole Brandolino together with soloists, orchestra, choir

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors: Assenovgrad chief architect, businessman arrested in corruption probe

May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has ordered that Assenovgrad chief architect Kostadin Atanassov and businessman Mitkov Zahariev be held in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria arrests 23 in operation against hackers involved in international customs evasion group

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s chief directorate against organised crime said on May 19 that 23 people had been arrested so far in an

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Business 

EVN distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria changes name

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Austrian energy group EVN said on May 19 that it has changed the name of its distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

English is most-studied foreign language at European schools, French second – EU report

May 19, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In almost all European countries, English is the foreign language learnt by most pupils during primary and secondary education, according

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