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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister expects 50% increase in budget for advertising

July 22, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism will seek an increase of at least 50 per cent in the budget for advertising for

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Plovdiv mayor Totev says he will not stand for a third term

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev told journalists on July 22 that he would not stand as a candidate for a third

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Outbreak of African Swine Fever at industrial farm with 17 000 pigs in Bulgaria’s Rousse

July 21, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency has confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever at an industrial farm in the village of

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Archaeology: Coin from time of Bulgaria’s 13th century Tsar found at Perperikon

July 20, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A coin from the time of Tsar Ivan Assen II, ruler of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241, has been found

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African Swine Fever: Bulgarian Food Safety Agency checks farmers’ markets

July 20, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

An inspection in Sofia by officials from the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and the Sofia municipal inspectorate made some of

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Bulgaria to invite bids to supply combat vehicles in 1.46BN leva project

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry says that requests for proposals are to be sent to four companies to bid to supply 150

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Bulgaria’s National Assembly approves Budget amendments catering for F-16 deal

July 19, 2019July 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on July 19 to approve amendments to the 2019 Budget Act to cater for the $1.25 billion

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Bulgaria’s Parliament ratifies four contracts for F-16 deal

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 19 to approve the ratification of the four contracts for the country’s $1.25 billion

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FDI in Bulgaria shows 55.9M euro outflow in January-May 2019

July 19, 2019July 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2019 recorded an outflow of 55.9 million euro, the

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