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Bulgaria to keep ‘blocking quota’ in future Belene nuclear plant – minister

December 7, 2018January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova presented in Parliament on December 7 the draft framework for the selection process of a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian municipalities to receive 15 000 euro each in EU funding for wi-fi named

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

Numerous municipalities in Bulgaria are among the 2800 in the EU named as approved for funding of 15 000 euro

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Apollonia Pontica – In the footsteps of archaeologists’ opens at Sofia Regional History Museum on December 13

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled “Apollonia Pontica – In the footsteps of archaeologists” opens at the Sofia Regional History Museum in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Entry of warships to Black Sea would lead to major crisis

December 7, 2018December 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia, Ukraine

The entry of warships to the Black Sea would inevitably lead to a major crisis, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q3 2018

December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Pope Francis ‘very likely’ to visit Bulgaria in May 2019

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

Pope Francis is “very likely” to visit Bulgaria in May 2019, after a visit to the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Opening show of Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 themed ‘We are all colours’

December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

“We Are All Colours” is the theme of the opening show of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019, to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among largest increases in air passenger transport in EU in 2017 – Eurostat

December 7, 2018December 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria saw among the largest increases in air travellers in the European Union in 2017, with a total of more

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Bulgaria 

Smog over Sofia: city hall eases ‘green ticket’ day pass sale requirements

December 6, 2018December 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia’s municipal council decided on December 6 to ease the requirements on the sale of “green ticket” day passes, currently

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