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Percentage of Bulgarians severely materially deprived drops drastically, but still highest in EU

April 24, 2018April 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The percentage of people in Bulgaria classed as severely materially deprived dropped from 45.7 per cent in 2010 to 30

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Bulgaria Agriculture Ministry: Second study finds ‘double standards’ in food compared with other EU countries

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A second study has found differences in ingredients and prices of some brands of food products, between those sold in

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Foreign Ministry calls on Bulgarians to postpone trips to Armenia because of political instability

April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Armenia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on April 23 that Bulgarians should postpone planned trips to Armenia because the political

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Council of Europe concerned by difficulties migrants and refugees face entering Bulgaria

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The Council of Europe’s Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, recognises the efforts made

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Nine in 10 Bulgarians see differences in people’s incomes as too great – Eurobarometer poll

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 91 per cent of Bulgarians believe that differences in people’s incomes in the country are too great, according to

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World Book Day: Household spending on books in EU lowest in Bulgaria, Greece

April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The lowest share of household spending on books in EU countries is in Bulgaria and Greece, at 0.6 per cent,

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Bulgaria 

Air France strike: Paris – Sofia flights on April 23 cancelled

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Air France flights between Sofia and Paris on April 23 2018 have been cancelled because of the ongoing series of

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Bulgarian railways starts advance ticket sales for May 2018 St George’s Day long weekend

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian State Railways BDZ started advance ticket sales on April 23 for train journeys in the country on the May

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Bulgaria welcomes announcement by North Korea of suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency

Bulgaria welcomes as a positive signal the announcement by North Korea that it will discontinue nuclear tests and intercontinenal ballistic

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