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71 dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in first two months of 2018 – Interior Ministry

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 71 people have died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2018, according

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Bulgaria January 2018 Budget surplus at 1.16B leva

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first month of 2018 was 1.16 billion leva, or

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Bulgarian, Iranian foreign ministers: Solutions in Middle East must be sought via political route

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Solutions to the conflicts in the Middle East should be sought through political means, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Tourism Ministry: 437 000 foreign tourists in January 2018, 19% increase

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than 437 000 foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in January 2018, an increase of 19 per cent compared with January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM, Iranian foreign minister Zarif discuss Middle East, co-operation on economic ties

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

In talks in Sofia on February 28, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed

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Bulgaria 

Army assists in snow-clearing in northern Bulgaria for a third day

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Personnel and equipment from Bulgaria’s 55th Engineering Regiment were continuing, for a third day, to assist the population in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria interested in closer co-operation with Iran in trade, energy and science, President Radev tells foreign minister Zarif

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has told Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that his country is interested in deepening partnerships

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Bulgarian government to provide humanitarian aid to Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen

February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will provide humanitarian aid to Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen to the amount of 782 000 leva (about 399

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government sets up working group on changing law on ownership and funding of media

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s government decided on February 28 to set up a working group to draft changes to existing legislation on the

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