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Less than half of Bulgarians are aware of EU Passenger Rights – poll

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

Forty-five per cent of Bulgarians who have travelled by air, long-distance rail, coach, ship or ferry in the previous 12

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2019 up 3.7% on annual basis – NSI

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

In January – November 2019, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 53 758.2 million

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv hands over European Capital of Culture title

January 12, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

With charm, aplomb, a large dose of Vivaldi and mercifully short speeches, Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv handed over to Croatia’s

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Bulgarian meat processors: Record increase in pork price in 2019

January 12, 2020January 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The price of pork in Bulgaria saw a record increase in 2019, at a rate second only to the hyperinflation

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Bulgarian Environment Minister Dimov faces mismanagement charges, resigns

January 10, 2020January 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Environment Minister Neno Dimov, who was facing charges of mismanagement that resulted in the ongoing water shortage in the town

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African Swine Fever: Bulgaria imposes countrywide ban on transport of pigs

January 10, 2020January 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

A countrywide ban on the transportation of pigs to and from breeding farms and slaughterhouses has come into effect, as

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TEDxVitosha2020 is almost here

January 9, 2020January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

One of the most thrilling networking events is just around the corner. TEDxVitosha is coming in two weeks and we

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Neno Dimov arrested – reports

January 9, 2020January 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov has been taken into 24-hour custody, several Bulgarian media reported on January

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Bulgarian economy to grow by 3% in 2020 – World Bank forecast

January 9, 2020January 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by three per cent in 2020, according to the latest World Bank’s Global Economic

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