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Month: February 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms: ‘Prepare to govern’

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Ahmed Dogan, Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the political party that is the fourth-largest in the current National Assembly, has added

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery on March 1

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia

An exhibition entitled ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at the Palace venue of Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery

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Bulgaria 

Snowfall, freezing temperatures in Bulgaria again close some schools, part of motorway

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

Schools in Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas were closed on February 28 because of severe winter weather

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Europe 

Skopje rally against the country’s name change

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Close to 5000 people took part in a central Skopje rally on February 27 demanding that there will be no

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Business 

Air travel and tourism: Options become more exotic

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

The laws of economics and of supply-and-demand theory seem to be severely questioned when low-cost airlines enter a market. It

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Europe 

Macedonia mulls four name changes to resolve dispute with Greece

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on February 27 that if dignity was preserved in a name change, Macedonian citizens would

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev wades into CEZ assets sale debate

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev became the latest senior politician to express concerns about Czech utility CEZ’s intention to sell its

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court holds CCB embezzlement trial first hearing at fourth attempt

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s special criminal court was finally able to start proceedings in the trial related to the collapse of the Corporate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria taking active steps to achieve high economic growth, PM tells WTO chief

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is continuing to maintain economic and financial stability and is taking active steps to achieve high economic growth, Prime

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