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Bulgaria’s new 2-leva coins go into circulation

December 7, 2015September 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s new two-leva coin went into circulation on December 7, the country’s central bank said. In the long run, the

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Bulgaria’s first post-communist PM, Dimitar Popov, dies at 88

December 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian former prime minister Dimitar Popov, who was head of government from December 1990 to November 1991 in a “government

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Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating at investment grade BBB–

December 5, 2015December 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Credit ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign-currency credit rating at ‘BBB–‘ with a stable outlook, while the long-term

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David Cameron: Bulgaria is an example of how to secure an EU external border

December 4, 2015December 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

European countries facing increased flows of migration should learn from Bulgaria how to improve their controls, British prime minister David

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Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q3 2015

December 4, 2015December 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Police check Sofia foreigner detention centre for ‘risk profile’ individuals

December 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

A special police operation was carried out on December 4 at the centre for temporary accommodation of foreigners in Sofia’s

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Everyone would lose if UK left EU, Bulgarian President tells Cameron

December 4, 2015December 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

It is in the interest of the whole European Union that the United Kingdom remains part of the European project,

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David Cameron, Bulgarian PM discuss UK’s EU reform proposals, security

December 3, 2015December 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

UK prime minister David Cameron and his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov discussed the British government’s proposals for EU reform, and

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Bulgarian police question Armenian owner of van at centre of Sofia Airport drama

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Sofia

Bulgarian Interior Ministry officers were on December 3 questioning an Armenian citizen who had returned to the country two days

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