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Exhibition ‘From Málaga to Vienna, Passing Through Sofia’ opens at National Gallery

June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “From Málaga to Vienna, Passing Through Sofia” opens at the National Gallery – The Palace in the

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Bulgaria 

Statement of support for Sofia Pride 2019 by more than 25 embassies and international organisations

June 5, 2019June 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, a pivotal moment in the movement for LGBTI rights. 2019 also marks

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Bulgaria 

European Rabbis name Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria ‘most promising’

June 4, 2019June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Conference of European Rabbis has named Rabbi Yoel Yifrah, Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria, as the most promising Rabbi of

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Bulgaria 

US embassy: $1.6BN ‘not final price’ of Bulgaria’s F-16 deal

June 4, 2019June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States embassy in Sofia became the latest on June 4 to clarify the meaning of an announcement by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President refers State Property Act amendments to Constitutional Court

June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev asked the Constitutional Court to strike down a set of amendments to the country’s State Property

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Bulgarian competition watchdog fines Russian Uber clone’s operations

June 4, 2019June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has found the local subsidiary of Russian ride-sharing service Maxim to be in

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Bulgaria 

Heavy rains again hit parts of Bulgaria, more thunderstorms forecast

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy rains again hit parts of Bulgaria on June 4, flooding streets and pavements, in the latest of a succession

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Bulgaria’s European elections: Commission fines TV stations for breaking law on opinion polls

June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said on June 4 that bTV was to be fined for breaking the law by announcing

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Unemployment in Bulgaria 4.5% in April 2019 – Eurostat

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 4.5 per cent in April 2019, down from 4.6 per cent in March and down from

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