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Number of newspapers in Bulgaria continues to drop, along with circulation – statistics institute

June 20, 2018June 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 245 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2017, a decrease of 17 compared with 2016, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian deputy minister resigns over expensive air ticket controversy

June 20, 2018June 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rositsa Dimitrova has resigned following controversy over her trip to a conference

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest GDP per capita in EU in 2017 – Eurostat

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria had the lowest GDP per capita in the European Union in 2017, about 49 per cent of the EU

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Students star as American College of Sofia holds annual Arts Fest

June 19, 2018March 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Arts Fest at the American College of Sofia was an opportunity for the students to shine, on stage

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Pre-premiere of #minaret to open One Dance Week in Plovdiv on September 21

June 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The pre-premiere of #minaret by the star of the Arab region Omar Rajeh will open the 11th One Dance Week festival on

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Bulgaria Leisure 

National Gallery – The Palace in Sofia to exhibit 40 portrait photographs by Félix Nadar

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The National Gallery – The Palace in Sofia is to exhibit 40 of French photographer Félix Nadar’s best portrait photographs

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Bulgaria 

Zaharieva: Bulgaria EU Presidency will be remembered with the words future, opportunity and prosperity for the Balkans

June 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that she was convinced that the country’s Presidency of the Council of the EU

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Bulgaria 

Sofia dries out after deluge floods hundreds of buildings, underpasses and metro stations

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Emergency services in Bulgarian capital Sofia received more than 900 reports of flooding in buildings, while water cascaded into some

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy holds Black Sea 2018 tactical exercise from June 18

June 18, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 25 Bulgarian Navy combat and auxiliary ships are taking part in the Black Sea 2018 tactical exercise

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