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Bulgarians among group jailed by Czech court for forging documents

January 15, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic

A court in the Czech Republic has jailed a group of seven, including two Bulgarians, four Russians and a Moldovan,

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Bulgaria News 

Construction of holiday village at Bulgaria’s Irakli suspended for exceeding plans

January 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova has ordered a temporary suspension of construction of a holiday village

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria expecting heavy flu season

January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Between 500 000 and 700 000 people could be affected by the flu epidemic expected to hit Bulgaria within weeks,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Cabinet won’t raise salaries of top officials – minister

January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov said on January 14 that the draft bill raising the salaries of the country’s top

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian inflation at 4.2% in 2012

January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price inflation was 4.2 per cent in 2012, overshooting the 2.8 per cent target set in the

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia delegation to church electoral college faces appeal in Holy Synod

January 14, 2013January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The choice of delegates to represent the Sofia diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the election of a new

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria cracks down on hunters after four fatal shooting incidents

January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Forestry Agency has stepped up security measures regarding hunting after the first few days of 2013 saw a series

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Bulgaria News 

Further protest in Bulgaria’s Bansko to demand second ski lift

January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The group advocating a second ski lift in Bansko, one of Bulgaria’s most popular winter resorts, was scheduled to hold

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Hot-air balloon festival to be held in Bulgaria’s Razlog

January 13, 2013January 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian town of Razlog will host its second annual Balloon Fiesta from January 18 to 23 2013. The event

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