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Snow in Western Europe leads to delays at Sofia Airport

December 12, 2017October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

For the third day in a row, weather conditions at Western European airports, among them some in the United Kingdom

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, British PMs discuss security and migration at meeting in London

December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met with his British counterpart Theresa May during a one-day working visit to London on

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Bulgaria Defence Ministry offers Russia 81.3M leva in four-year MiG-29 maintenance deal

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has invited Russia’s RSK MiG to sign a four-year framework agreement for the “integrated logistics support” of 15

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Bulgaria 

Strong third-country imports growth pushes Bulgaria trade gap higher in January-October 2017

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s foreign trade gap in the first 10 months of this year stood at 4.74 billion leva, or 2.43 billion

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Bulgarian President vetoes National Health Insurance Fund 2018 budget

December 8, 2017December 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on December 8 the 2018 budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), specifically a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on Erdogan’s Lausanne Treaty controversy: Talk about borders not beneficial to regional stability

December 8, 2017December 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry reacted on December 8 to Turkish president Erdogan’s statement in Athens that Turkey and Greece should “update” the

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Bulgaria 

More than 67% of Bulgarian households have home internet, close to 18% shop online

December 8, 2017December 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

About 67.3 per cent of Bulgarian households have internet access at home, according to a 2017 survey which said that

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Mediaeval tomb found at Plovdiv’s Odeon site

December 8, 2017December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Odeon site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a mediaeval tomb, at the start of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria referred to ECJ for failure to transpose digital market, maritime policy EU directives

December 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 7 that it decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice for

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