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Shortage of lifeguards among rules broken at Bulgarian beaches

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being

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GERB expels MP from parliamentary group over rival bid against party’s Plovdiv mayor

July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB has expelled MP Zdravko Dimitrov from its parliamentary group and called on him to quit

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Bulgaria to receive 500 refugees through EC migration plan

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria will accept 500 refugees, mainly from Italy and Greece, more than a third less than the number initially proposed

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Bulgarian Health Ministry: Anthrax will not spread further

July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 20 that it had countered the spreading of anthrax infection, issuing the assurance two

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Borissov: Bulgaria will not incur losses from supporting bailout for Greece

July 17, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, euro zone, Greece

Bulgaria will participate in the rescue package for Greece and will not lose any of its own money from doing

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Bulgaria welcomes July 15 agreement in Macedonia

July 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on July 17 that it welcomed the agreement achieved two days earlier among the

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Uber to appeal Bulgarian regulator’s fine in court

July 17, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Car-sharing services firm Uber said on July 17 that it would appeal in court the fines imposed by the country’s

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More than 1800 doctors have quit Bulgaria in past four years – medical association

July 17, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 1800 doctors have left Bulgaria and found work abroad in the past four years, drawn by the high

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Bulgaria 

SA embassy in Bulgaria donating books to mark July 18, Mandela Day

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The South African embassy in Sofia will celebrate international Mandela Day on July 18 2015 by donating books to the

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