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Half of Bulgaria’s working-age population knows a foreign language – Eurostat

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 50 per cent of Bulgarians of working age know a foreign language, the fourth-lowest percentage in the European Union,

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Arrests after Bulgarian journalist assaulted while investigating trade in expired food

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Two people have been arrested after a Bulgarian television journalist was assaulted at a warehouse in Veliko Turnovo while he

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China – Central and Eastern Europe ’16+1′ local leaders meeting to be held in Bulgarian capital in October

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The fourth meeting of local leaders from China, Bulgaria and countries in Central and Eastern Europe is to be held

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov hopes for fighter jet acquisition deal by end of 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has said that his government hopes to finalise the deals to acquire new fighter jets,

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Bulgarian MPs give utilities regulator final arbiter role in energy sector deals

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) will be required to give final approval on any deals involving the sale

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Bulgaria 

At UN headquarters, Bulgarian PM Borissov backs Israel’s #No2Antisemitism campaign

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in New York for the UN General Assembly opening session, has associated himself with #No2Antisemitism

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Poll: More than half of Bulgarians expect natural gas price increase to push up consumer prices

September 26, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 51.2 per cent of Bulgarians expect that an increase in the price of natural gas will push up costs

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1510 asylum applications were pending in Bulgaria in August 2018 – Eurostat

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of people subject to asylum applications in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 1510, down from 4655 in August

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: EU-Turkey agreement is important for all European countries

September 25, 2018September 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the deepening of bilateral co-operation and Turkey’s contribution

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