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Appeal court upholds custody for Bulgarian former environment minister facing mismanagement charges

January 16, 2020January 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Appellate Special Criminal Court ruled on January 16 to uphold an earlier court ruling remanding former environment minister Neno

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Bulgaria’s statistical institute to hold test census in March

January 16, 2020January 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A test census of the population and of housing stock will be conducted by the National Statistical Institute in March,

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Bulgaria former caretaker health minister acquitted

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian former caretaker Health Minister Ilko Semerdjiev has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of Cassation on charges that he

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Polish violinist, US pianist set for concert in Sofia ahead of Carnegie Hall debut

January 16, 2020January 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Polish virtuoso violinist Magdalena Filipczak will present an eclectic programme of violin and piano masterpieces together with her stage partner,

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Anti-discrimination body opens hearings on ultra-nationalist’s statement that Roma, Jews, Turks, Armenians are ‘guests’ in Bulgaria

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection against Discrimination has begun hearings on a complaint against ultra-nationalist Bulgarian National Union leader Zvezdomir Andronov

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Fraport served 4.97M passengers at Bulgarian airports in 2019

January 15, 2020January 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

German airport operator Fraport has served 4.97 million passengers at its two Bulgarian airports in 2019, a 10.7 per cent

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Bulgaria annual inflation hits seven-year high 3.8% in 2019

January 15, 2020February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.8 per cent inflation in December 2019, data released by the National Statistical

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Bulgaria pulls EU funding application for Strouma Motorway

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency API said on January 15 that it temporarily withdrew its application for European Union funding for

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Anglo-American School of Sofia holding Open House on Febuary 5

January 15, 2020March 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Are you curious to know more about Bulgaria’s top international school? Have you ever wondered what it might be like

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