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Meet the Bulgarians online – young, male, highly educated, shopping online and moving to the cloud

December 12, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 57 per cent of Bulgarian households have home internet access, three per cent higher than in 2013, according

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Bulgaria 

French ambassador: Investors in Bulgaria have problems communicating with administration

December 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

French investors in Bulgaria have problems in communicating with government departments, especially regarding applications for European programmes, France’s ambassador in

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What’s On: Boyz II Men at Sofia’s NDK, December 12

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Boyz II Men, one of the most iconic R & B groups in music history, perform at the National Palace

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Bulgaria 

Pressure mounts on top members of Bulgaria’s judiciary to step down

December 11, 2014December 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Twenty-five judges added their voices on December 11 to the demand issued by 15 judges a day before for the

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Floods situation in southern, eastern Bulgaria remains dire

December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

The floods situation in southern and eastern Bulgaria remained dire on December 11, while the Tundzha River reached its highest

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to offer South Stream restart plan

December 11, 2014December 13, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Russia, South Stream

Bulgaria intends to offer the European Commission a plan that would lead to the resuscitation of the South Stream pipeline,

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Bulgaria 

Ambulance drivers back Bulgarian Health Minister’s stance against attacks on medical teams

December 11, 2014December 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian medics allied to the Podkrepa medical union were to show their support for Health Minister Petar Moskov by displaying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to set up inter-agency group on steps against ‘Islamic State’, foreign fighters

December 10, 2014December 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet has decided to set up an inter-agency working group at the Foreign Ministry to recommend national steps including

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Bulgaria 

Mystery of Bulgaria’s missing former security agency chief enters fifth day

December 10, 2014December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry still has no information about the whereabouts of Petko Sertov, the former head of the State Agency

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