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In one day, 215 migrants stopped from illegally entering Bulgaria

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Over the past day, Bulgarian Border Police have prevented attempts to cross into the country illegally by a total of

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Bulgaria unemployment drops sharply, stays below EU average

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 7.1 per cent in April 2016, down from 10 per cent in April 2015, and remaining

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Sofia public transport ticket price hike set to go into effect despite protests

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The price of public transport tickets in Bulgarian capital Sofia will increase from one lev to 1.60 leva on June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joins in World No-Tobacco Day 2016

May 30, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has organised a number of events countrywide as part of May 31, World No-Tobacco Day. EU statistics

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Bulgarian military assists Border Police at Kulata checkpoint

May 30, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Sixty military personnel from a Blagoevgrad-based unit were continuing to assist Border Police teams at the Kulata checkpoint at Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria central bank approves sale of TBI Bank

May 29, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s central bank has approved the indirect sale of TBI Bank, one of Bulgaria’s smaller financial institutions, to Luxembourg-registered 4finance

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Bulgarian PM holds special meeting on migrant crossings at Greek border

May 29, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov called together senior officials for a special meeting in the south-west Bulgarian town of Blagoevgrad

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Bulgaria’s President Plevneliev honours victims of communism in Belene

May 29, 2016May 31, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The crimes of communism have not been punished, the victims of the totalitarian regime did not receive justice and the

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Podcast: Timely release wagons; and Bulgarians and businesses, and other stories

May 27, 2016May 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

If Bulgaria does not already baffle you, prepare to be bamboozled by the buffoons responsible for what they imagine passes

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