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Bulgarian Foreign Minister optimistic 16+1 Summit, Chinese PM’s visit to Sofia will produce results

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on June 7 that she was sure the Sofia Summit of the China-CEE 16+1

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Bulgarian Parliament to vote on 3.5BN leva fighter jet, armoured vehicle projects on June 8

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s National Assembly appears set to approve the government’s 3.5 billion leva projects to acquire 16 fighter jets and 150

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Cannabis remains drug of choice in Bulgaria, use by school pupils among highest in EU

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Cannabis remains the most frequently used illicit substance, followed by MDMA/ecstasy, among the adult general population aged 15-64 years in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.9% economic growth in Q1 2018

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgarian, Chinese officials prepare for 16+1 CEE-China summit in Sofia in July 2018

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The national co-ordinators for the China-Central and Eastern Europe Co-operation Initiative, known as the 16+1, have held talks at the

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Beach battles: Bulgarian Deputy PM complains to Prosecutor-General about Tourism Minister

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

The strange spectacle of the confrontation between Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov and Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova continued on

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Bulgarian parliamentary finance committee greenlights fighter jet, armoured vehicle acquisitions

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

The Bulgarian National Assembly’s committee on the budget and finance approved on June 6 the 3.5 billion leva proposed projects

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Bulgarian Red Cross: Enough lifesavers for Bulgaria’s beaches in summer 2018

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There are sufficient trained lifesavers to be on duty at Bulgaria’s beaches and swimming pools in summer 2018, according to

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Row in Bulgaria’s Parliament over replacement of 800 ‘Turkish-Arabic’ place names in Stara Zagora

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

There were heated moments in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 6 when the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) condemned

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