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Archaeology: Large ancient gold necklace found at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica site

August 29, 2017September 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A team of archaeologists working at the Heraclea Sintica site near Petrich in Bulgaria have found a large, extremely well-preserved,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joint third-lowest in European Union in spending on education – Eurostat

August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is third-lowest among European Union member countries, jointly with Italy, in the ratio to GDP of government spending on

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Bulgaria 

Forests in Bulgaria’s Kresna Gorge will need 50 years to recover from August 2017 inferno

August 27, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The fire that has caused widespread devastation of woodland in the Kresna Gorge in southern Bulgaria entered its fourth day

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Bulgaria 

French president Macron backs Bulgaria’s Schengen, euro zone bids

August 25, 2017October 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, euro zone, Roumen Radev, Schengen

Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Eastern Europe reached Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 25, where, in meetings with President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2nd century CE drinking water collection tank found at Bulgaria’s Perperikon

August 25, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists at Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site Perperikon have found a drinking water collection tank dating from the second century CE,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient tavern, shops found under Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square

August 25, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

An archaeological team working at the site of Bulgarian capital Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square said that they had found a

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What’s On: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv holds ‘Night’ from September 15 to 17

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The bumper collection of events in Plovdiv known as “NIGHT” – founded originally as the Night of the Museums and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s main foreign policy national security risks in 2016 were Syria war, migrant pressure on EU – official report

August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Syria

The main foreign policy risks to Bulgaria’s national security in 2016 came from the continuing military operations in Syria, instability

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Bulgaria 

Joint Bulgaria – Israeli flight training exercise to be held in September 2017

August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A joint flight training exercise by the air forces of Bulgaria and Israel is to be held in Bulgaria in

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