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Day: May 19, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry official pictured with Hitler salute keeps job – for now

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Defence Minister and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Krassimir Karakachanov said on May 19 that no decision had been taken

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Bulgaria 

Nationalists in Bulgarian government mean rocky first fortnight for third Borissov cabinet

May 19, 2017May 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Jews, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly is hardly ever a place free of acrimonious exchanges, but May 2017 is seeing ever more bitter

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria arrests 23 in operation against hackers involved in international customs evasion group

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s chief directorate against organised crime said on May 19 that 23 people had been arrested so far in an

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Business 

EVN distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria changes name

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Austrian energy group EVN said on May 19 that it has changed the name of its distribution subsidiary in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

English is most-studied foreign language at European schools, French second – EU report

May 19, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In almost all European countries, English is the foreign language learnt by most pupils during primary and secondary education, according

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