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Bulgaria Air to resume Sofia-Bourgas flights on June 1

March 16, 2018March 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria Air will resume its seasonal flights between capital city Sofia and the Black Sea port of Bourgas on June

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Bulgarian PM: World heading crazily towards conflict

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has given a gloomy prognosis, saying that the world is “heading crazily towards conflict” and

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister backs UK steps against Russia over nerve agent attack on Skripal

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed support for the United Kingdom following British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement of

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About 63% of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 63 per cent of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home, according to figures released by European Union

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Bulgaria had highest death rate in the European Union in 2015 – Eurostat

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2015, with 1660 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, EU

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Bulgarian MPs set up ad hoc parliamentary committee to investigate CEZ assets sale

March 14, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 14 to establish an ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the circumstances of

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in February

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded two per cent inflation in February, up 0.2 percentage points compared to a

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One dead in fire at Bulgaria’s Arsenal armaments plant in Kazanluk

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A 26-year-old man has died and another has severe burns following a fire at the Arsenal arms and ammunition plant

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry rejects Erdoğan’s ‘spiritual frontiers’ statement

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has reacted to a statement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that “Kurdhzali is part of our

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