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Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister pledges to deal with the ‘many problems’ in the sector

May 15, 2019May 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister, Dessislava Taneva, has stated a commitment to solving the many problems the country’s farmers face, saying

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Bulgaria records 1.1% economic growth in Q1 2019 – flash estimate

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 1.1 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.7% inflation in April

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in April, up from 3.6 per cent a month

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Bulgaria grants close to 300 000 leva for humanitarian aid for Syria and Yemen

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on May 15 to grant 293 375 leva (about 150 000 euro) in aid to assistant in

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European Commission names municipalities in Bulgaria to get funding for free wi-fi

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A number of municipalities in Bulgaria are among 3400 across the EU that will be given vouchers each worth 15

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General asks security agency for information on undeclared holdings of top politicians

May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the State Agency for National Security for all information the agency has about assets

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Greece’s J&P Avax picked to build Bulgaria-Greece gas inter-connector pipeline

May 14, 2019May 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

ICGB, project company for the Bulgaria-Greece gas inter-connector pipeline, said on May 14 that it picked Greek company J&P Avax

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Bulgarian PM Borissov nominates Taneva to succeed Porozhanov as Agriculture Minister

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A few hours after the resignation of Roumen Porozhanov as Agriculture Minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov tabled in Parliament

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Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission to launch new probe into dual standards in food

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Three successive investigations by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency have confirmed dual standards in food products sold in Bulgaria and

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