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Retro Parade of Classic Cars to be held in Bulgaria’s Bourgas on July 7

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

More than 100 models of vehicles will be presented at the 11th Retro Parade of Classic Cars, which will open

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Bulgaria 

First of new trains for Sofia’s third metro line have been delivered

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first of 20 new trains that will be used on Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s third metro line have arrived,

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Bulgaria 

Russian airline Aeroflot begins regular flights between Moscow and Bulgaria’s Bourgas

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Russia, tourism

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot began regular direct flights between Moscow and the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas on July

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has eighth-lowest rate of passenger car ownership in EU

July 2, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Out of the 28 European Union countries, Bulgaria has the eighth-lowest rate of passenger car ownership, according to figures released

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria hits new low, 5% in May 2018

July 2, 2018July 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Unemployment in Bulgaria hit another new low in May 2018, at five per cent, well below the EU average and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian revenue officials to swoop on Black Sea holiday resorts

July 2, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

As Bulgaria’s 2018 summer season gets underway, the National Revenue Agency has made its now-traditional announcement that it will be

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Bulgaria 

Bozhidar Dimitrov, former minister and history museum director, dies aged 72

July 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bozhidar Dimitrov, the former long-time director of Bulgaria’s National History Museum and who briefly served as minister without portfolio, died

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator announces gas, electricity and heating price hikes

July 2, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved price hikes for gas, electricity and central heating prices, going into

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has fifth-highest rate of avoidable deaths in the EU – Eurostat

July 1, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has the fifth-highest rate of avoidable deaths in the European Union, at about 42 per cent of total deaths

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