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Day: November 10, 2017

Bulgaria 

Tangling over the transition: Bulgarian politicians mark November 10 anniversary of the fall of Zhivkov

November 10, 2017November 6, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Certain dates in the Bulgarian political calendar are destined to arouse passions arising from ideological differences, and November 10 is

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Bulgaria 

Alyosha Soviet soldier monument in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv daubed with anti-Semitic, anti-Russian graffiti

November 10, 2017November 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv

The Alyosha monument in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been daubed with numerous anti-Semitic, anti-Russian and anti-communist messages. The spraying

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World 

Unesco general assembly elects France’s Audrey Azoulay director-general, to succeed Bokova

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova

The general assembly of Unesco, in a vote in Paris on November 10, elected France’s Audrey Azoulay as director-general. She

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Ranking procedure for new fighter aircraft to be completed by end of July 2018

November 10, 2017November 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Krassimir Karakachanov

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry will send a formal invitation by the end of November 2017 to the bidders to supply the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Assembly votes in Kiril Ananiev as health minister

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on November 10 to approve the appointment of Kiril Ananiev as Health Minister.

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Business 

European Automobile Manufacturers Association: 783 hybrid vehicles sold in Bulgaria in first three quarters of 2017

November 10, 2017November 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 783 hybrid vehicles were sold in Bulgaria in the first three quarters of 2017, an increase compared

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Europe 

EU prepares for British government collapse after firing of second minister

November 10, 2017 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Brexit

European Union negotiators are readying themselves for the collapse of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government as it lurches from one

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Europe 

Romania fights back against sham reforms

November 10, 2017 Deutsche Welle Romania

The government in Bucharest wants to change the country’s justice system and is also planning tax reforms. Civil society, opposition

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