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PISA survey: Bulgarian ninth-grade pupils poor at collaborative problem-solving

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian school pupils aged 15 and 16 scored well below the OECD average in performance in collaborative problem-solving, according to

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Bulgaria 

Doublespeak on a second ski lift in Bansko?

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Lance Nelson tourism

Agreement has been reached with environmental conservation organisations on the building of a second gondola lift in Bansko, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, EU sexism champion: 81% say a woman’s most important job is taking care of home and family

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Eighty-one per cent of Bulgarians think that the most important role of a woman is to take care of her

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Bulgaria 

European Brexit chief negotiator Barnier to visit Bulgaria in December 2017

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Bulgaria EU presidency, European Parliament

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator on Brexit, is to visit Bulgaria in December 2017. This emerged in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among countries with least euroskepticism, Borissov tells Tajani

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is one of the countries with the least euroscepticism, and the Bulgarian people still believe in the EU, Prime

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2017 was 744.2M euro

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of the year stood at 744.2 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov on Western Balkans, Turkey, Germany, Schengen and everything else

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, euro zone, Schengen

Addressing university students on November 20, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov delivered his thoughts on everything from the Western Balkans

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Bulgaria 

Number of non-EU nationals seeking protection in Bulgaria has dropped fivefold – refugee agency head

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of third-country nationals, meaning people from non-EU countries, seeking protection in Bulgaria has fallen fivefold in comparison with

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Bulgaria 

Almost half of children in Romania and Bulgaria at risk of poverty – Eurostat

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

In 2016, almost half of the children were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Romania (49.2 per cent)

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