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Bulgaria pulls EU funding application for Strouma Motorway

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency API said on January 15 that it temporarily withdrew its application for European Union funding for

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Anglo-American School of Sofia holding Open House on Febuary 5

January 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Are you curious to know more about Bulgaria’s top international school? Have you ever wondered what it might be like

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Eight arrested in bust of real estate fraud group in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

January 15, 2020January 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Eight people have been taken into 24-hour custody in connection with a real estate fraud scheme in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Bulgarian PM holds talks with Egyptian President Sisi

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The real breakthrough in the political contacts between Bulgaria and Egypt that we have made over the last two years

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Operation in Bulgaria part of crackdown in nine EU countries against large-scale VAT fraud scheme

January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

During a day of simultaneous and co-ordinated actions in nine EU countries, judicial and police authorities dealt a blow to

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Parliament votes Bulgaria’s new Environment Minister into office

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

With backing only from the ruling majority and the votes of two independent MPs, Emil Dimitrov was voted into office

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Bulgarian driving instructors protest against new regulations

January 14, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 400 cars blocked a central part of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on January 14 as driving instructors protested

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Bulgaria’s ruling coalition nominates new Environment Minister

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A meeting of the council of Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on January 14 nominated United Patriots MP Emil “Revizoro” Dimitrov to

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Bulgarian Air Force pilots begin training ahead of F-16 acquisition

January 13, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Air Force flight crew training ahead of the acquisition of US-made F-16 fighter jets began on January 13 at

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