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Bulgarian leaders express condolences after shootings in German city of Hanau

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria expresses solidarity with Germany in the fight against extremism, racism and far-right hatred, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in

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Bulgaria earned 3.7B euro from foreign tourism in 2019 – central bank

February 20, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s revenue from foreign tourists added up to 3.7 billion euro in 2019, an increase of 0.4 per cent compared

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Israeli ambassador: ‘Right to free speech is not the right to hate speech’

February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The right to free speech is not the right to hate speech, Israel’s ambassador to Bulgaria Yoram Elron told the

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FDI in Bulgaria in 2019 was 629.9M euro

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2019 stood at 629.9 million euro, the equivalent of one per cent of the

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‘No to Nazis on our Streets’ to be held in Bulgaria’s Sofia on February 22

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The latest annual “No to Nazis on our Streets” demonstration will be held in Sofia on February 22, as a

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International vine and wine exhibition Vinaria 2020 opens in Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The 28th annual exhibition of vine growing and wine production Vinaria opens at the International Fair Plovdiv on February 19

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Balkans’ biggest agribusiness event, Agra 2020, opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Agra 2020, the International Agricultural Exhibition that has established itself as the biggest economic event for agribusiness in South Eastern

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Goethe Institute’s Klangkino features classic silent films from Germany with contemporary live music

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Goethe Institute in Sofia is launching the Klangkino initiative, which will feature classic silent films from Germany, accompanied by

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Bulgaria’s SJC begins disciplinary inquiry into judge barred from US

February 18, 2020February 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The judges college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council voted on February 18 to open a disciplinary inquiry into Specialized Criminal

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