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Bulgarian Parliament passes controversial Fuels Act amendments

July 12, 2018July 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed amendments to the country’s Fuels Act at second reading on July 12, despite strong opposition from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Nato is not a stock exchange to buy security

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Roumen Radev

The July 2018 Nato summit is very important because it should demonstrate unity, solidarity and determination of all member states,

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Bulgaria welcomes Nato decision on membership talks with Macedonia

July 12, 2018July 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Nato

Bulgaria welcomes the decision at the July 2018 Nato summit to open talks with the Republic of Macedonia on that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian FM: ‘Not only Bulgaria doesn’t want to host the refugees’

July 11, 2018July 16, 2018 Deutsche Welle

Migration has “unfortunately been the most divided topic” in the EU, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister told DW, following the end

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Bulgarian Cabinet approves 500M leva equity injection for state firm

July 11, 2018July 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on July 11 a 500 million leva (about 255.6 million euro) equity hike for the State Consolidation

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Bulgaria’s population dropped to just more than seven million at beginning of 2018 – Eurostat

July 11, 2018July 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The population of Bulgaria was 7 050 000 as at January 1 2018, dropping from more than 7.1 million on

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Bulgaria 

‘Blue Zone’ paid parking system goes into effect in Bulgaria’s Varna

July 11, 2018July 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

After repeated delays, the “blue zone” paid parking system in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna went into effect on

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Bulgaria ‘opens’ Black Sea for new oil exploration

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria looks ready to follow Romania’s example, emphasising and paving the way for new drilling in the Black Sea and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria appoints Atanas Krastin as new ambassador to Russia

July 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Atanas Krastin will replace Boiko Kotsev as Bulgaria’s ambassador to Russia, with the presidential decree appointing Krastin published in the

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