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Bulgaria prosecutes UK expat over internet child porn

April 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Prosecutor’s Office in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Byala has lodged charges in court against a 52-year-old

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 368M euro for Sofia Metro expansion

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Sofia

The European Commission said on April 26 that it has approved the allocation of 368 million euro from the European

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Bulgaria 

German airport personnel strike to affect eight Sofia flights on April 27

April 26, 2016April 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of eight direct flights between Sofia and the German airports of Frankfurt and Munich on April 27 have

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines retailer Lidl 1.87M leva

April 26, 2016April 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on April 26 that it has fined retailer Lidl 1.87 million leva

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Central Railway Station revamp: Swanky interior, skanky English

April 26, 2016April 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The modernised Sofia Central Railway Station reopened on April 26 after a 62 million leva revamp which apparently did not

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Bulgaria 

Election law row: Bulgarian PM to meet coalition government partners

April 25, 2016April 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is to hold talks on April 26 with the four parties in the governing coalition

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s BEH contracts 535M euro bridge loan – reports

April 25, 2016April 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has agreed a bridge loan with three foreign banks worth 535 million euro, which it will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian carriers call off blockade of Greek border at Orthodox Easter

April 25, 2016April 26, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

A meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski, road carriers and tour operators on April 25

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Bulgaria 

Sofia urban mobility centre management resigns after public procurement row

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The management team of the Sofia city hall urban mobility centre has resigned, only days after the mayor of the

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