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Month: September 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria strongly condemns latest North Korean missile launch

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria strongly condemns the latest missile launch by North Korea, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said on September 15. In

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Bulgaria 

One in four employees is a passive smoker in Europe, Greece worst in Europe

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

According to a new study led by Philip Philippides, PhD, of the Imperial College London, which was presented at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv reports rise in earnings from tourism in 2017

September 15, 2017September 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Businesses and local authorities in Plovdiv are reporting increases in earnings from tourism, and a marked rise in the number

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on Environmental Protection Act

September 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) joined Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on September 2014 in voting to overturn President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Large fines for driving in emergency lanes after Bulgarian Road Traffic Act amended

September 14, 2017December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved amendments to the Road Traffic Act, tabled by Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs. Motorist who use the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian national security report naming Russia as threat causes storm in Parliament

September 13, 2017September 15, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Russia

A national security report adopted by Bulgaria’s Cabinet that named Russia as one of the main foreign policy risks caused

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Bulgaria 

About 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria as at September 2017 – official

September 13, 2017September 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

There were about 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria at the beginning of September 2017, according to a regular report

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Europe 

Juncker’s annual speech – his Balkan take

September 13, 2017September 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered on September 13 his 2017 State of the Union Address, before the elected members

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: 2017 ‘Kvartal’ Festival in Sofia from September 15 to 17

September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

The Kvartal Festival 2017, the second of its kind, will be held in the Bulgarian capital from September 15 to

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