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Bulgarian state railways announces new Sofia – Budapest trains

December 14, 2014December 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has included in its new schedule two “fast trains” connecting Sofia and Budapest via Romania. The

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Bulgaria 

Sofia begins checks of breaches of smoking ban after increase in complaints

December 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff smoking, Sofia

Sofia’s health inspectorate has begun a campaign of checks of breaches of Bulgaria’s law against smoking in indoors public places

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Optimistic outlook for more tourists as Bulgarian ski resorts open season

December 13, 2014December 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts – Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo – officially opened the winter ski season on December 13

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Bulgaria 

Car of missing former head of Bulgarian security agency entered Greece – reports

December 12, 2014December 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The car in which the missing former head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security Petko Sertov was travelling crossed

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Bulgaria 

Meet the Bulgarians online – young, male, highly educated, shopping online and moving to the cloud

December 12, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 57 per cent of Bulgarian households have home internet access, three per cent higher than in 2013, according

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Bulgaria 

French ambassador: Investors in Bulgaria have problems communicating with administration

December 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

French investors in Bulgaria have problems in communicating with government departments, especially regarding applications for European programmes, France’s ambassador in

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Bulgaria 

What’s On: Boyz II Men at Sofia’s NDK, December 12

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Boyz II Men, one of the most iconic R & B groups in music history, perform at the National Palace

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Bulgaria 

Pressure mounts on top members of Bulgaria’s judiciary to step down

December 11, 2014December 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Twenty-five judges added their voices on December 11 to the demand issued by 15 judges a day before for the

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Bulgaria 

Floods situation in southern, eastern Bulgaria remains dire

December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

The floods situation in southern and eastern Bulgaria remained dire on December 11, while the Tundzha River reached its highest

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