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Bulgarian MPs approve increased consumer protection in contract law

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on December 11 a bill of amendments to the Civil Procedure Code that are

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Proposal for candidates for Bulgarian citizenship to declare countries they have lived in for past 10 years

December 11, 2019December 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Justice is proposing to change the regulations on applications for citizenship to require candidates to declare in

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Bulgaria suspends operation of embassy in Yemen’s capital Sana’a

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided at a regular weekly meeting on December 11 to suspend the operation of the country’s embassy in

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister unveils plans for 2020

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism is planning a series of joint forums in 2020 to promote tourism investment and will hold

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2019 up 4.2% on annual basis

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria January – October 2019 was 48 702.6 million leva, about

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Bulgaria warns motorists as worsening weather, snowfalls expected

December 10, 2019December 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Road Safety Co-ordination Centre has issued a warning to motorists as weather forecasters have predicted worsening weather and

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Bulgaria competition watchdog fines 24 firms for building renovation cartels

December 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on December 10 that it has fined 24 companies a total of

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Poll: More than half of Bulgarians not satisfied with way democracy works in the country

December 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 55 per cent of Bulgarians are not satisfied with the way democracy works in the country, according to a

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister calls for more EU engagement in Africa

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has called for more European Union engagement in Africa. Speaking at a meeting of EU

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