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Il Volo to play Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in July 2020

December 16, 2019December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Italian operatic pop trio will perform at the Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv on July 13 2020. The

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 3% inflation in November

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in November, rising from 2.4 per cent in October,

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Two dead in construction incident at Bulgaria nuclear waste site

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Two construction workers died and two others were injured at the site of Bulgaria’s future nuclear waste storage facility near

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Fees for cross-border payments in euro drop in non-euro zone countries

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of December 16, consumers and businesses in non-euro zone EU countries will enjoy cheaper cross-border payments in euro, the

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Bulgaria 

Tsvetanov: ‘Bulgaria and N Macedonia should focus on what unites us’

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria and North Macedonia, as well as the other countries in the Western Balkans, should focus on the things that

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Head of Road Administration in Bulgaria’s Pernik axed after being caught drink-driving

December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The head of the Road Administration in the Bulgarian town of Pernik, Petar Basmadzhiev, has been dismissed after being caught

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Bulgaria deploys extra police as road accident numbers rise

December 14, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Additional police are being deployed to areas of Bulgaria that have high road accident rates, following a recent increase in

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Ski season 2019/2020 begins in Bulgaria’s Bansko, Pamporovo

December 14, 2019December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2019/2020 ski season was inaugurated in Bulgaria’s popular resort of Bansko on December 14, with Austrian alpine ski racer

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry braces for wave of ID renewals in 2020

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said on December 13 that it was putting in place additional measures to deal with the upcoming

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