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Protest, threats of court action against Bulgarian deputy PM over Sunny Beach raids

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Organisers who cancelled a DJ festival at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast because of the series of raids of places of

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Bulgarian police hand foreign motorists leaflets in four languages on road traffic laws

August 15, 2017August 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police have begun giving motorists brochures in four languages – Bulgarian, Turkish, German and English – explaining recent

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Bulgaria used covert surveillance illegally against ‘inconvenient’ politicians, judges and journalists, official says

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan

There have been cases of the illegal use of covert surveillance equipment against “inconvenient” politicians, members of the judiciary and

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Bulgarian Tourism Minister distances herself from controversial raids in Sunny Beach

August 14, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Two days after Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist leader Valeri Simeonov led high-profile raids on night clubs and hotels

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.3% inflation in July

August 14, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.3 per cent inflation in July, down from 1.9 per cent in June

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Bulgarian authorities carry out check-ups in Sunny Beach, other Black Sea summer resorts

August 13, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

For a second consecutive night, teams from Bulgaria’s police, tax agency, food, health and labour inspectorates carried out check-ups in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry proposes authorising notaries to certify translations

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has proposed speeding up administrative procedures by authorising notaries, and not only ministry staff in Sofia,

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Number of illegal migration arrests in Bulgaria drops sharply – Interior Ministry

August 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European migrant crisis

The number of arrests for illegal migration in Bulgaria in the first half of 2017 was 80 per cent lower

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Bulgaria expects record-high wheat harvest – ministry

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Agriculture Ministry has said that this year’s wheat harvest is expected to reach an all-time high, with preliminary figures

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