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Bulgaria’s Cabinet ministers sum up 2019

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government summed up the most notable points of 2019 at the Cabinet’s

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport welcomes seven millionth passenger to arrive in 2019

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

With just a few days left to 2019, Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport welcomed its seven millionth passenger, the airport said on

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Bulgaria 

New investigation by police, prosecutors into water crisis in Bulgaria’s Pernik

December 26, 2019December 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A large-scale investigation into the water crisis in the Bulgarian town of Pernik is being led personally by Interior Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency gives 5M leva for archaeological studies in 2020

December 26, 2019December 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has allocated close to five million leva (about 2.5 million euro) for archaeological studies at major

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Museum of Illusions opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

December 26, 2019January 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A Museum of Illusions opened in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 26. The museum is described as a 400

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Bulgaria 

‘Gallery of the Six’ exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

December 26, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Gallery of the Six”, commemorating 120 years since the birth of Bulgarian artist Dechko Uzunov, is on

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Bulgaria 

White Christmas in Bulgaria? Head to the mountains

December 23, 2019December 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The best chance of a white Christmas 2019 in Bulgaria is in the country’s mountains, going by various weather forecasts

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Huge turnout at Sofia Synagogue as Bulgaria’s Jewish community celebrates Hannukah

December 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The great hall of Sofia Central Synagogue saw a turnout of many hundreds of celebrants as the Bulgarian Jewish community,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2019 was 953.3M euro

December 20, 2019December 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 953.3 million euro, the equivalent

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