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Bulgarian prosecutors investigate hate crime over posters of Nazi general

June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Prosecutor’s Office in the Bulgarian town of Kyustendil has begun an investigation in connection with hate crimes after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 1.2% economic growth in Q1 2019

June 6, 2019September 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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EU drug report: Cannabis use rising among young people in Bulgaria

June 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 10.3 per cent of people in Bulgaria aged 15 to 34 reported having used cannabis in the past year,

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Bulgarian PM tables bill to cut state subsidies for political parties to lev per vote

June 6, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government has tabled in the National Assembly a bill that, if approved, would cut state

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Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6

June 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The first Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6 and continues to June 9, the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation said.

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Round table in Sofia to discuss ‘antisemitism today’

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A round table is to be held in Sofia to discuss the topic of antisemitism today, according a Bulgarian media

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Tax policy will not change

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has pledged that his country’s tax policy will not change, while hitting out at proposed

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Bulgarian railways mulls Sofia – Edirne train, after suspending Plovdiv service

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s new train service connecting Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and the Turkish city of Edirne has proved short-lived, at

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Bulgaria to nominate former minister Pavlova for EIB vice-president

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on June 5 to nominate Lilyana Pavlova as vice-president and member of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

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