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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: The ‘battle’ for Bourgas

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria local elections 2019

In the 2019 mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on October 27, the “battle” may be less

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Bulgaria’s January – September 2019 road death toll was 443

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 443 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads from January 1 to September 30 2019, the Interior

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Bulgaria January-August 2019 Budget surplus at 1.11B leva

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2019 was 1.11 billion

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Bulgaria’s support for North Macedonia’s EU accession ‘not unconditional’

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria supports the European integration of the Republic of North Macedonia but that should not be at the expense of

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Bulgaria to test civil defence sirens in several cities on October 1

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice warning system is to be tested in Sofia and several other places on October

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Archaeology: Hoard of gold coins found in Bulgaria’s Devnya

September 30, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists have found a valuable gold treasure in the town of Devnya, about 25km from Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of

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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: The battle for Varna

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Varna

There are 11 candidates seeking election as mayor of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna in the autumn 2019 local

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International journalists’, broadcasting bodies speak out on Bulgarian National Radio controversy

September 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined their affiliate, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2019 was 4% – Eurostat

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2019 was four per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on September 30, citing

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