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Bulgarian Navy puts into service four boats donated by US

August 3, 2018August 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s coastline will be patrolled as of August 3 using four boats donated by the United States to the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian and Macedonian PMs hold second joint commemoration of Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising

August 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his counterpart from the Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev held their second joint commemoration

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Earthquake of 4.1 on Richter scale in southern Bulgaria

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck at 5.17pm on August 2 in southern Bulgaria, 55km south-east of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s summer 2018 season: Close to 1000 police deployed to resorts

August 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Close to 1000 additional police officers from all over Bulgaria have been deployed to the country’s Black Sea coastal resorts

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Archaeology: 14th Century gold coin found at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress site

August 2, 2018August 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Bourgas

A gold coin from the time of Andronicus II and Andronicus III Paleologus (14th century) has been discovered during archaeological

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Bulgarian President: 2025 horizon for Western Balkans countries EU accession is incentive for reforms

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

The announced horizon of 2025 for the accession of the Western Balkan countries to the EU is an opportunity and

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European Commission recommends improvements to Bulgaria’s marine protection measures

August 1, 2018August 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among European Union member states to have received several recommendations from the European Commission to improve its marine

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More than 24 000 stray dogs in Bulgaria – government report

August 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 24 194 stray dogs in Bulgaria in 2017, according to data from municipalities collated in a report adopted

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Bulgaria 

Macedonian government approves programme for cultural co-operation with Bulgaria

August 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The government of the Republic of Macedonia has approved a report on concluding a programme for co-operation in the field

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