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Month: November 2017

Business 

Bulgarian government approves draft changes to Film Industry Act

November 22, 2017January 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved a range of changes to the Film Industry Act, to bring the existing state aid scheme

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Bulgaria 

Sofia – Skopje deal on cutting roaming fees approved by Bulgarian government

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

At a scheduled Cabinet meeting on November 22, Bulgaria’s government approved a draft memorandum of understanding between the Bulgarian Ministry

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Europe 

EU: Mugabe’s resignation ‘shows he has listened to the people’s voice’

November 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The decision by Robert Mugabe to stand down as president of Zimbabwe shows that he has listened to the people’s

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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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