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Bulgarian security agency, police in operation against people-traffickers in Sofia

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, assisted by Sofia police, carried out a special operation in the capital city on

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Bulgaria to contribute 100M euro to ‘Investment Plan for Europe’

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Bulgaria has announced that it will contribute 100 million euro to projects benefiting from finance by the European Fund for

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Unemployment in Bulgaria dropped to 9.7% in May 2015, EU at 9.6%

June 30, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 9.7 per cent in May 2015, down from 11.5 per cent in May 2014, according to

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Ancient coins, Stone Age flint tools, grave sites among archaeological finds in Bulgaria in June 2015

June 30, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The month of June 2015 is closing with archaeologists in Bulgaria having unearthed a wide range of finds at various

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Controversy in Bulgaria’s Karlovo as Muslims object to archaeological dig at mosque

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Lead Mosque in the Bulgarian town of Karlovo is again at the centre of controversy, with Muslims irate about

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Greeks head to Bulgaria to try to draw cash from ATMs

June 30, 2015July 1, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greeks hit by bank closures and capital controls have been heading across the country’s northern border to Bulgaria to try

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator postpones electricity price hike

June 29, 2015June 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on June 29 that it has decided to postpone the implementation of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian holidaymakers advised to take extra cash to Greece

June 29, 2015June 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has advised citizens travelling to Greece to take sufficient euro in cash to cover “emergencies and unforeseen

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Bulgaria 

Police detain 120 illegal migrants at entrance to Sofia

June 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police detained about 120 people, believed to be Syrian refugees, on a road near the entrance to Sofia in

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