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Day: November 9, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 11 EU countries lacking official data on anti-Semitic incidents – European rights agency

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria was among 11 European Union countries missing official data on anti-Semitic incidents for some years, according to a new

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Bulgaria 

EU autumn forecast bumps up Bulgaria 2017 growth estimate to 3.9%

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 9, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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Bulgaria 

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson hits back in row over ‘Soviet rescue of Bulgarian Jews’

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

A week after her claim that the Soviet army saved the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust in the Second World

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2018 Budget Act at first reading

November 9, 2017November 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s ruling majority encountered little difficulty in passing the 2018 Budget Act at first reading on November 9, one day

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM nominates deputy finance minister Ananiev to take over as health minister

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has tabled in Parliament a proposal for the appointment of Kiril Ananiev, a deputy finance

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Bulgaria 

Two managers in court over attempted demolition of historic warehouse in Plovdiv’s Tobacco Town

November 9, 2017January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Business people Georgi Branekov and Alexander Nikolic appeared in Plovdiv District Court on November 9 2017 to face charges in

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2017 up by 12.3% on annual basis – statistics institute

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to September 2017, Bulgaria exported goods to the value of 38.5 billion leva, an increase of 12.3 per

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Europe 

Nato to beef up in face of ‘assertive’ Russia

November 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Nato, Russia

Nato plans to update its command structure for the first time since the end of the Cold War to ease

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Europe 

Gang with suspected neo-Nazi links vows to force migrants from Greece

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

A suspected breakaway faction from Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party says it is recruiting anti-migrant hit squads and has vowed

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