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‘Largest outdoor ice rink in Balkans’ to open in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 20, 2019November 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An outdoor ice rink billed as to be the largest in the Balkans – and certainly in Bulgaria – is

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Bulgarian government votes Christmas bonus for pensioners paid lowest-level pensions

November 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on November 20 2019 to pay a Christmas bonus of 40 leva (about 20 euro) to pensioners

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Valeri Simeonov elected Deputy Speaker of National Assembly

November 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

Valeri Simeonov, leader of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria – part of the ultra-nationalist minority partner in

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2019 was 714.5M euro

November 19, 2019November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of the year stood at 714.5 million euro, the equivalent

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International Triennal of Graphic Arts 2019 opens in Sofia on November 25

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The eighth International Triennal of Graphic Arts 2019 opens in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on November 25 and continues until

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Bulgaria’s ruling coalition nominates Tsatsarov as anti-corruption commission head

November 19, 2019November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The parties in Bulgaria’s government coalition nominated on November 19 outgoing prosecutor-general Sotir Tsatsarov as head of the Commission for

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 2.4% in January – October 2019

November 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2019 was 2.4 per cent

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Bulgaria busts organised crime group forging passports, driving licences, euro

November 19, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An organised crime group that had been producing fake documents – including passports, identity cards, education certificates and driving licences

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Nato’s collective defence guarantees Bulgaria’s national security, Borissov tells Stoltenberg

November 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgaria’s national security and defence are guaranteed only within the framework of Nato’s collective defence, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told

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