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Bulgaria to Move Its Tourism Unit to Plovdiv Sept 1
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Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has assured that the relocations will cost just several tens of thousands of BGN. Photo by BGNES
The tourism unit of Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism is to be relocated from Sofia to the country's second largest city of Plovdiv as of September 1 2012.
38 out of a total of 41 tourism unit employees have said that they are ready to move to Plovdiv, the Bulgarian National Radio informs.
The country's Executive Agency on Fisheries and Aquaculture will be moved from the capital to the Black Sea city of Burgas. However, no date has been specified for the relocation.
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has pointed out that the relocations will cost just several tens of thousands of BGN.
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