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Bulgarian President Radev: ‘Iran’s Hassan Rohani is extremely well-meaning’

September 20, 2017October 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

During his visit to the United Nations in New York City, Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev met with the Iranian President

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliamentary committee calls for going back to square one on fighter jet acquisition

September 19, 2017September 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov voiced doubt that Gripen was the best choice for a new fighter

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2017 was 431.8M euro

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2017 stood at 431.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Vidin Metropolitan Dometian dies

September 18, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitan of Vidin, Dometian, has died after a long illness, the Holy Synod said on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.4% inflation in August

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.4 per cent inflation in August, after monthly figures showed 0.1 per cent inflation,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry condemns vandalism of gravestones in Jewish part of Sofia cemetery

September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on September 15 that it condemned the vandalism of gravestones in the Jewish section of Central

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Bulgaria 

TV showman seeking ‘talented, qualified, and moral’ Bulgarians to run the country

September 15, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

After years of speculation that he intended entering politics, Bulgarian television showman Slavi Trifonov said on September 15 that he

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria strongly condemns latest North Korean missile launch

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria strongly condemns the latest missile launch by North Korea, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said on September 15. In

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Bulgaria 

One in four employees is a passive smoker in Europe, Greece worst in Europe

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

According to a new study led by Philip Philippides, PhD, of the Imperial College London, which was presented at the

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