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Memorial service held at Bourgas Airport on fifth anniversary of July 2012 terrorist attack against Israelis

July 18, 2017January 8, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas terrorist attack

A solemn memorial gathering was held on July 18 at the monument at Bourgas Airport to the five Israelis and

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2017 was 119.8M euro

July 18, 2017July 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2017 stood at 119.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court asked to make binding interpretation in relation to CETA

July 18, 2017July 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on July 18 that he asked the country’s Constitutional Court to issue a binding interpretation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Chief: No external interference in choosing new fighter jet

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s Defence Chief General Andrei Botsev has rejected allegations of external interference and corruption in the process towards choosing a

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Bulgaria 

Convictions for drug-related crimes in Bulgaria increased by close to 20% in 2016 – official statistics

July 14, 2017July 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of punished drug-related crimes in Bulgaria in 2016 added up to 2079, close to 20 per cent more

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Bulgaria 

Facing huge sanctions, Bulgaria to drop restrictions on EU citizens buying farmland

July 14, 2017July 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government has drafted legislative amendments to exempt European Union citizens from restrictions on buying agricultural land, as the country

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Balkans have potential to replace UK in the European family after Brexit

July 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Greece, Serbia

The Balkans have the potential to replace the United Kingdom in the European family after Brexit, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.9% inflation in June

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.9 per cent inflation in June, after monthly figures showed 0.5 per cent

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Bulgaria 

European Commission warns Bulgaria to get into line on tax rulings, anti-trust damages actions rules

July 13, 2017July 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria is among European Union countries that the European Commission has sent a reasoned opinion because of its failure to

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