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About 43.5% of Bulgarians live in overcrowded households – Eurostat

March 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

About 43.5 per cent of Bulgarians live in overcrowded households, while in the country, 67.2 per cent of non-EU citizens

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Sixty-seven dead on Bulgaria’s roads in first two months of 2019

March 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 67 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2019, according to

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Bulgaria January 2019 Budget surplus at 1.01B leva

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first month of 2019 was 1.01 billion leva, or

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Court in Bulgaria handling extradition procedure to hand Israeli citizen to Austria over alleged cybercrime

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia District Court is continuing European arrest warrant proceedings to hand Israeli citizen Gal Barak to the Austrian judicial

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry advertises 1288 posts in voluntary reserve

February 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is seeking members for its voluntary reserve, 1260 for the army and 28 for the navy, the

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US Secretary of State Pompeo thanks Bulgaria’s PM for efforts to protect assets of Venezuelan citizens

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has written to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to thank him for his efforts

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Tourism Minister: Number of US tourists visiting Bulgaria rose 10.4% in 2018

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of US tourists who visited Bulgaria in 2018 was 10.4 per cent higher than in 2017, Tourism Minister

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Bulgaria’s measles outbreak: Chief Health Inspector hits out at disinformation about vaccines

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Chief Health Inspector, Dr Angel Kunchev, has hit out at what he termed “speculation” about the side-effects caused by

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Bulgarian government approves 82.5M leva payment for overhaul of Su-25 military aircraft

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on February 27, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a report by the Defence Minister on a payment of

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