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Bulgaria’s new measures against money-laundering set for Cabinet approval

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Financial institutions will be required to provide information about unusually large or highly complex financial transactions to the State Agency

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Inter-city bus ticket prices increase in Bulgaria as of August 1

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of inter-city bus tickets in Bulgaria increase as of August 1 2012, rising by one to two leva because

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President confers Stara Planina awards on outgoing Belgian, Italian ambassadors

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony on July 31 2012, President Rossen Plevneliev conferred Bulgaria’s highest state honour, the Stara Planina, on two

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Bulgarian unemployment stays above EU average in June

July 31, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 12.4 per cent in June, the European Union’s statistics bureau Eurostat said on July 31, rising

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Fighting continues in Syria

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

Syrian opposition activists have reported widespread clashes Tuesday, including continued fighting in the country’s largest city, Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia parking regulations updated

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia’s Centre for Urban Mobility has updated its map of paid parking areas in the central part of the Bulgarian

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Investigators get clearer picture of Bourgas terrorist bomber’s face

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Investigators probing the July 18 suicide bombing attack against a group of Israeli tourists at Sarafovo Airport in Bourgas have

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No fines for Bulgarian fuel retailers after watchdog probe

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission on the Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 30 that the local unit of Russian oil company

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Economic sentiment declines in EU, euro zone in July 2012

July 30, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased in July 2012 by 1.4 points in the European Union, to 89, and by

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