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Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov resigns

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted on June 11 the resignation of Bisser Petkov as Minister of Labour and Social

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Early summer 2018 sees ‘record’ jump in fuel prices in Bulgaria

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The prices of fuel in Bulgaria have risen significantly in just a month, noticeably sharply even though it is traditional

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church underlines stance on Ohrid Archbishopric

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held its own celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Ohrid Archbishopric on

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Differences between Party of European Socialists and Bulgarian Socialist Party over Istanbul Convention continue

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova got the backing of the national council after claims that the EU-wide Party of

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Arrests as homophobes try to disrupt Sofia Pride parade

June 10, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

The 11th Sofia Pride parade passed off largely peacefully on June 9, though there were incidents as homophobic groups tried

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Bulgarian Parliament votes approval of 3.5BN leva military vehicle, combat aircraft acquisition projects

June 8, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s unicameral parliament, the National Assembly, voted on June 8 to approve military modernisation projects that envisage spending about 3.5

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23 ambassadors of foreign countries issue statement of support for Sofia Pride 2018

June 8, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Twenty-three ambassadors of foreign countries accredited in Bulgaria have issued a joint statement of support for Sofia Pride 2018, being

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Bulgaria has lowest percentage of part-time employment in EU – official

June 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Part-time employment accounted for 2.2 per cent of all employment in Bulgaria in 2017, the lowest such percentage in the

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Bulgarian Parliament gives Cabinet mandate to seek Belene nuclear plant investor

June 7, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a motion on June 7 to give the government a mandate to hold talks with potential investors

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