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Bulgaria has second-lowest meat prices in EU, Denmark the highest – Eurostat

August 23, 2017August 25, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Denmark has the highest prices of meat in the European Union, while Poland has the lowest, with Bulgaria at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian tavern in hot water over illegal charge for patrons

August 22, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A Bulgarian tavern in the northern Black Sea coastal resort village of Kranevo could face a large fine after being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police and road agency inspectorate launch large-scale checks of lorries and cars

August 22, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police and Road Agency Inspectorate officials started on August 22 large-scale checks of drivers of lorries and cars for

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Bulgaria 

Jewish monument in Bulgaria’s Vidin defaced

August 21, 2017August 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

A monument erected in Bulgaria’s Vidin by Israelis from the town has been defaced, daubed with the words “Allah”, “Palestine”,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2017 was 405M euro

August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2017 stood at 405 million euro, the equivalent of 0.8

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Bulgaria expresses condolences after terrorist attack in Barcelona

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed her condolences to the victims of the

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Bulgaria 

Sunny Beach raids: Bulgarian PM Borissov defends Simeonov

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has come to the defence of one of his deputy prime ministers, ultra-nationalist leader Valeri

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Bulgaria well below EU target for spending on official development assistance

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among the bottom three European Union countries in spending on official development assistance and remains well below the

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Bulgaria has given 561 people refugee status since the start of 2017

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

A total of 561 foreign citizens have been granted refugee status by Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees between January 1

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