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Alpha Research: Approval ratings of Bulgaria’s President, government, PM and Parliament all fall

January 10, 2019January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The approval rating of Bulgaria’s head of state President Roumen Radev fell from 52 per cent to 47 per cent

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Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2018

January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) began accepting income tax filings for the previous year on January 10, a slight departure

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv continues gearing up for European Capital of Culture 2019 opening weekend

January 10, 2019January 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

All eyes will be on Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv over the January 11-13 weekend for the opening ceremonies of its

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Bulgaria’s road agency continues delayed rollout of ‘e-vignette’ road tax system

January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has said that by the end of January 10, there will be self-service terminals selling electronic

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Bulgaria’s government minority partner ‘United Patriots’ divided over fighter jet proposal

January 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov, one of three co-leaders of the United Patriots, the nationalist minority partner in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition

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Bulgarian government to ask Parliament to approve starting negotiations with US on getting F-16s

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition Cabinet decided on January 9 to ask the National Assembly to approve the opening

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Monument in Sofia to victims of communism daubed with antisemitic graffiti

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A monument in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to victims of the country’s communist era has been daubed with swastikas and an

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Bulgaria to speed decisions on applications for visas by non-EU seasonal workers

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A decision on an application for a long-term visa from a third-country – meaning, non-EU – national who wants to

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Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.4% in November 2018, youth unemployment rose – Eurostat

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2018 was 5.4 per cent, unchanged from October and down from 5.7 per cent in

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