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Bulgarian employer associations quit tripartite council in protest over new law

April 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s four employer associations, one of the parties in the advisory tripartite council with labour unions and the government, quit

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Bulgaria reports 732M leva Budget deficit for January-February

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 1 that the Budget deficit for the first two months of the year was

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Bulgaria’s GERB widens gap despite nationwide protests – poll

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgarian centre-right party GERB, in government until February, when prime minister Boiko Borissov resigned following large nationwide protests, widened the

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Bulgaria to test siren warning system on April 1

April 1, 2013March 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The early warning siren system will be tested in 10 Bulgarian cities on April 1 2013. The tests will take

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Indian ambassador hosts ITEC Day reception

March 31, 2013March 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Indian ambassador in Sofia, Divyabh Manchanda, hosted a reception on March 27 2013 in celebration of ITEC Day. ITEC

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Bulgaria’s next government to invest in a more meaningful growth recovery – report

March 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economy is expected to grow stronger in the second half of 2013, once the political uncertainty caused by early

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Bulgaria News 

Two gentlemen of Bulgaria, a play in one act

March 29, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sergei Stanishev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

A day after Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev leader provoked a huge scandal, announcing that he had received anonymous

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Bulgarian PM Raykov comments on ‘consensus’ about bashing caretaker government

March 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

For the first time, Bulgaria’s political elite has achieved consensus about something – bashing the caretaker cabinet, Prime Minister Marin

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Bulgarian regulator cuts gas, heating prices

March 28, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) approved on March 28 lower prices for natural gas and central heating,

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