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Day: February 21, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Pre-trial proceedings opened regarding fence at Turkish border

February 21, 2018February 23, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The Bulgarian Prosecutor-General’s office said on February 21 that pre-trial proceedings had been opened in connection with an offence related

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Business 

Bulgaria to host joint business forum with Japan’s foreign trade organisation

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria will host a joint business forum with Japan’s foreign trade organisation, it was decided in talks in Tokyo between

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to bank insolvency law

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on February 21 a bill amending the Bank Insolvency Act, arguing that some of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev holds talks with US ambassador in Sofia

February 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev held talks on February 21 with the US ambassador in Sofia, Eric Rubin, on topics including

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on the (self-service) menu at EU institutions

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency

Specialities of Bulgarian cuisine including banitsa, kavarma and patatnik are among the country’s traditional dishes being served in coming weeks

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Bulgaria 

European Commission names Bulgarian to head EU statistics agency Eurostat

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Eurostat

Bulgarian national Mariana Kotzeva will be the new Director-General of EU statistics agency Eurostat, the European Commission said on February 21 2018.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Zhablyanov latest presiding officer to fall in history of National Assembly

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The February 21 2018 vote to oust Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as Deputy Speaker is the latest of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament ousts socialist MP as Deputy Speaker over ‘People’s Court’ statement

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 21 to oust socialist party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as Deputy Speaker because of his

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: Exhibitions Tcherkelov’s ‘120 Bills’ and Ushev’s ‘In the mirror, dimly’

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “120 Bills” by Houben Tcherkelov is being held for the first time in Europe, opening at the

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