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Month: September 2017

Bulgaria 

European Commission sees gaps in information in Bulgarian bid to host European Medicines Agency after Brexit

September 30, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, European Commission

The European Commission released on September 30 its assessments of the 19 bids by EU countries to host the European

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Europe 

Tsipras – Trump meeting at the White House set for October 17

September 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Washington between October 15 and 18, accepting the invitation of US President Donald

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence warning sirens in Sofia and other cities on October 2

September 29, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria will hold a regular test of its civil defence warning siren system at 1pm on October 2 in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Borissov meets Juncker: ‘Bulgaria counts on EC support during 2018 EU Presidency’

September 29, 2017October 1, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Tallinn on September 29, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that his country

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Bulgaria 

Bozhidar Dimitrov to retire as head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum

September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Dossier Commission

Bozhidar Dimitrov has resigned as head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, to go on retirement, the Ministry of Culture said

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Business 

Bulgarian business climate slid slightly in September 2017 – poll

September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that views of the business climate got slightly

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Europe 

EU internet policing proposals spark free speech concerns

September 29, 2017 Deutsche Welle

The EU wants online companies to filter out illegal content, but without a standard definition of what that is or

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Europe 

European Commission issues new guidelines for online platforms on removal of hate speech and terrorist content

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) presented on September 28 guidelines and principles for online platforms to increase the proactive prevention, detection

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB nominates MP Anton Todorov to head Dossier Commission

September 28, 2017September 30, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Dossier Commission

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party is backing one of its MPs, Anton Todorov, to become the next

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