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Officials check safety of road tunnel under Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Officials in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have begun checking the safety of the road tunnel that runs underneath the landmark

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces another seven regional governors

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Meeting on February 15, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to replace seven regional governors, a week after dismissing 14. Caretaker Prime

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Bulgaria 

Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria calls for banning of ‘Lukov March’ 2017

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

As in several previous years, the Shalom Organisation of the Jews has issued a call to Sofia municipality to ban

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Bulgarian Archaeology 2016 exhibition is on at National Archaeological Museum in Sofia until March 19

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The annual exhibition of fascinating finds by archaeologists in Bulgaria is on at the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia from

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More than 11 500 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far in 2017 – IOM

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

A total of 11 515 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe so far this year, the International Organization for Migration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency: 16 tunnels pose accident risk

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Sixteen of 34 tunnels checked by Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency pose a moderate to high risk of accidents, agency board

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Bulgaria 

EC winter forecast estimates small drop in Bulgaria’s growth in 2017

February 13, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s winter forecast for the EU economy, released on February 13, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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Bulgarian elections 2017: Kouneva will not stand as candidate MP

February 13, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Meglena Kouneva, a former European Commissioner and former minister in three governments, said on February 13 that she would not

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Bulgaria’s Elin Pelin municipality refuses to accept Syrian refugee family

February 13, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The municipality of Elin Pelin, a town in western Bulgaria about 24km from capital Sofia, has refused to accept a

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