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Month: January 2018

Bulgaria 

Borissov and Babiš: Dublin Regulation does not work effectively and should be amended

January 22, 2018January 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Czech Republic, Refugees

The prime ministers of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic agree that the Dublin Regulation – the EU law that determines

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Sport 

Dimitrov ousts Kyrgios to advance into Australian Open quarterfinals

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Three weeks into the ATP Tour season, Grigor Dimitrov has already played plenty of close matches and, once again, had

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2017 was 883.7M euro

January 19, 2018January 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2017 stood at 883.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Sport 

Dimitrov edges Rublev to set up Kyrgios re-match at Australian Open

January 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Last time they met, Russia’s Andrey Rublev delivered an upset by knocking out Grigor Dimitrov out of the 2017 US

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian special prosecutors join in anti-money laundering operation against OneCoin

January 19, 2018January 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office said on January 19 that it was involved in an international operation to neutralise a large-scale

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Europe 

European Commission reports improvement in IT companies deleting hate speech

January 19, 2018January 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

IT companies removed on average 70 per cent of illegal hate speech about which they were notified, the European Commisssion

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Bulgaria 

Controversy as Bulgaria empowers mayors to contract private security firms to guard entire towns

January 19, 2018January 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Controversy has surrounded the Bulgarian Parliament’s approval of a new law that will enable mayors to conclude contracts with private

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament unanimously ratifies good-neighbourliness treaty with Macedonia

January 18, 2018January 19, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Macedonia

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on January 18 to ratify the treaty with the Republic of Macedonia on friendship, good-neighbourliness

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Europe 

Romanian president Iohannis nominates social-democrat Dancila for prime minister

January 17, 2018January 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis opted against confrontation with the majority coalition in the country’s parliament, nominating social-democrat MEP Viorica Dancila

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