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Georgian elections ‘important step in democratic processes’, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry says

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The parliamentary elections that were held on October 1 2012 in Georgia are an important step in the consolidation of

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August 2012 m/m retail trade growth flat in Bulgaria

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The volume of retail trade remained unchanged in Bulgaria from July 2012 to August, according to first-estimate figures released on

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Bulgaria News People 

Bulgarian Miroslav Penkov wins £15 000 BBC International Short Story Award

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15 000 BBC International Short Story Award for his story ‘East of the West’. The announcement

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Bulgarian media only partly does its job, German ambassador says

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In Bulgaria, the media only partly fulfils its task, German ambassador in Sofia Matthias Höpfner was quoted as saying on

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria sticks to green energy fees despite protests

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Amid continued protests by renewable energy companies against the power grid connection fees introduced in September, the head of Bulgaria’s

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New arrests of Syrians in Bulgaria after warning of increasing refugee pressure

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police arrested eight Syrian citizens found hiding in a building next to a sheep-pen in the village of Yamino

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria declares October pedestrian safety month

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

October 2012 is pedestrian safety month in Bulgaria, a meeting of government officials and public representatives decided on October 2,

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria among ‘Friends of Cohesion Policy’ to hold Bratislava meeting on EU budget

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria will be among 15 European Union countries – counting 2013 entrant Croatia – at an October 5 2012 meeting

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Bulgaria News 

Archaeology: 101 medieval coins found at monastery site in Bulgaria’s former capital Preslav

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Archaeologists working at the site of a medieval monastery in Veliki Preslav, one of the former capitals of Bulgaria, have

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