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Cabinet votes 100M leva for repairs to ‘critical’ sections of Trakiya, Hemus motorways

April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet has granted an additional 100 million leva for repairs to the sections of the Trakiya and Hemus motorways

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet approves further 28M leva to aid disaster-hit areas

April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Bulgaria’s cabinet has agreed to provide a further 28.1 million leva (about 14.3 million euro) for projects to prevent and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors arrest controversial judge

April 15, 2015April 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 15 that Roumyana Chenalova, the judge at the centre of a controversy about a

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv begins renovation of Ancient Theatre, Odeon archaeological site

April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A renovation and reconstruction project worth 1.5 million leva of Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre was to get underway on April 15,

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Bulgaria to cut passenger ship fees to boost cruise tourism

April 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has proposed that the cabinet agree to cut the tonnage tax for passenger ships in a move

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Bulgaria 

Borissov, Hollande discuss energy issues, fight against terrorism

April 15, 2015April 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov briefed French president Francois Hollande on Bulgaria’s energy ambitions while the two leaders also discussed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Croatian presidents back EU prospects of Western Balkans

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Rossen Plevneliev

European and Euro-Atlantic integration in South Eastern Europe open up possibilities for deepening the comprehensive partnership between Bulgaria and Croatia,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors put controversial judge on wanted list

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 14 that it put Roumyana Chenalova, the judge at the centre of a controversy

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Bulgaria 

Prices of agricultural land in Bulgaria rose in 2014 – statistics institute

April 14, 2015April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The average price of 1000 square metres of agricultural land in Bulgaria was 684 leva (about 350 euro) in 2014,

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