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Midway through 2017, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 282

July 1, 2017July 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Halfway through 2017, the number of deaths in road accidents in Bulgaria has reached 282, according to Interior Ministry statistics

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Bulgaria January-May 2017 Budget surplus at 1.68B leva

June 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2017 was 1.68 billion leva,

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Saab responds to Bulgarian media reports on Czech and Hungarian deals: ‘Strong business ethics are good for our business’

June 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Saab has responded to unsigned articles in the Bulgarian-language media which the company described in a statement as having been

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Bulgaria 

Tax and customs inspectors begin large-scale checkups at Bulgarian Black Sea summer holiday resorts

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

Hundreds of National Revenue Agency tax inspectors, together with officials from the Ministry of Interior and the Customs Agency, are

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Two teenage girls charged over assault on Bulgarian Muslim leader’s wife and daughters in Sofia

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Two girls aged 15 and 16 have been charged after an assault on the family of Bulgaria’s Deputy Chief Mufti,

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Saab: Bulgarian former defence minister’s claims about Gripen ceasing production and being in scant demand are misleading and factually wrong

June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Claims by Bulgarian former defence minister Boiko Noev in a June 28 television interview, including that there was scant demand

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Eight bilateral business associations in Bulgaria in joint call to authorities on rule of law and judicial reform

June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Eight business associations in Bulgaria have joined in signing a position statement on the rule of law and judicial reform

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Bulgaria 

Radev, Iohannis to seek closer ties as Bulgaria and Romania prepare to host EU presidency

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Roumen Radev

Less than a week after visiting Greece, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s diplomatic forays took him to the country’s other European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 28, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on June 28 to set up an ad hoc committee to examine the carrying out of

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