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Month: November 2017

Europe 

Greece: Death toll rises to 9 due to flash floods in western Attica

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The death toll due to the current downpour in the wider prefecture of Attica, left nine people dead, according to

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Bulgaria 

Police bust Bulgarian-linked crime network smuggling stolen vehicles from Spain

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Spanish Guardia Civil, supported by the Bulgarian Police, Portuguese Police and Europol, have dismantled an international crime group dedicated

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Europe 

CVM report: EC recognises ‘positive steps’ by Romania in judicial reform, fighting corruption

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Romania

Judicial reform and the fight against corruption in Romania are getting stronger. That is what the European Commission recognises in

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Bulgaria 

Morning of melodrama in Bulgarian Parliament as two opposition parties walk out

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

In melodramatic scenes in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on November 15, the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party walked out after Speaker Dimitar

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Bulgaria 

False start for ninth time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

For the ninth time since hearings were meant to begin in September 2016, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.9% economic growth in Q3 2017 – flash estimate

November 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.9 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.5% inflation in October

November 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.5 per cent inflation in October, after monthly figures showed 0.6 per cent inflation,

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s 2018 EU Presidency: Bedtime stories

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Mark Thomas Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia, tourism

The acceleration of the date when Bulgaria will take over the seat of the EU Presidency from the first half

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Europe 

EU signs historic defence pact as Brexit, Trump drive bloc to co-operate

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Brexit, Nato

Twenty-three member states of the European Union have signed a historic deal to co-operate more closely on defence. The pact,

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