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Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak in village in Plovdiv district

October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A laboratory test has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a farm in the village of Manolsko Konare in

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Bulgaria 

Speeding is number one cause of road accidents in Bulgaria – Traffic Police chief

October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Speeding is the leading cause of road accidents in Bulgaria, accounting for 1300 out of 5052 so far this year,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has pupil-teacher ratio of 12.1 at upper secondary level – Eurostat

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria has a pupil teacher-ratio of 12.1 at upper secondary school education level, very close to the EU average, statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set to cancel Plovdiv Airport concession tender

October 4, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov will ask the Cabinet to cancel the tender for a 35-year concession on Plovdiv Airport,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM meets church leaders, pledges pay rise for clerics of all religions

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian government and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have agreed that controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act will be

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria to launch interactive map of spa destinations

October 4, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

An interactive map of spa destinations in Bulgaria will be ready in about a month, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs pass bill mandating centralised public procurement electronic platform

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted on October 4 a bill of amendments to the Public Procurement Act that envisions the creation of

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British author Ian McEwan to open 2018 CineLibri festival in Sofia on October 10

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

British author Ian McEwan will be in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on October 10 for the opening of the fourth CineLibri

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends deadline for bids in Sofia Airport concession tender

October 3, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on October 3 that it has extended the deadline for bids in the tender for the

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