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Day: November 21, 2017

Bulgaria 

Russian meteorological service confirms elevated radioactivity

November 21, 2017 Deutsche Welle

The source of the radioactive cloud that hovered over Europe in early October is being narrowed down to the Urals.

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes fishing opportunities in the Black Sea for 2018 for Bulgaria and Romania

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The European Commission tabled its proposal on November 21 on catch limits and quotas for the Black Sea ahead of

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Bulgaria 

Lost translation: Tajani quips that he’ll speak in Bulgarian next time as Parliament’s interpretation system fails

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria EU presidency, European Parliament

A failure of the translation system in Bulgaria’s National Assembly left European Parliament President Antonio Tajani ad-libbing as technical staff

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Bulgaria 

PISA survey: Bulgarian ninth-grade pupils poor at collaborative problem-solving

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian school pupils aged 15 and 16 scored well below the OECD average in performance in collaborative problem-solving, according to

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Bulgaria 

Doublespeak on a second ski lift in Bansko?

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Lance Nelson tourism

Agreement has been reached with environmental conservation organisations on the building of a second gondola lift in Bansko, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, EU sexism champion: 81% say a woman’s most important job is taking care of home and family

November 21, 2017November 23, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Eighty-one per cent of Bulgarians think that the most important role of a woman is to take care of her

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Bulgaria 

European Brexit chief negotiator Barnier to visit Bulgaria in December 2017

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Bulgaria EU presidency, European Parliament

Michel Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator on Brexit, is to visit Bulgaria in December 2017. This emerged in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among countries with least euroskepticism, Borissov tells Tajani

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is one of the countries with the least euroscepticism, and the Bulgarian people still believe in the EU, Prime

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