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Month: March 2018

Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over VAT rules

March 8, 2018March 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 8 that it opened a new infringement proceeding against Bulgaria, asking it to bring

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Bulgaria 

Emir of Qatar on first state visit to Bulgaria

March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived on his first state visit to Bulgaria on March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament elects ruling majority’s candidate to head new anti-corruption body

March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 8 to elect Plamen Georgiev, the candidate backed by coalition government partners GERB and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM’s GERB party calls on President to release transcript of his meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill

March 8, 2018March 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Russia, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The parliamentary group of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party issued a call on March 8 for President

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Europe 

IMF, European leaders rebuke Trump on planned tariffs

March 8, 2018 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund and European leaders pushed back on March 7 against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on amendments to bank insolvency law

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian MPs voted on March 7 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the Bank Insolvency

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian deputy PM’s verbal assault on Russian Patriarch sparks row in ‘United Patriots’

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Russia, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

After Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov hit out in a television interview against Russian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 3.6% economic growth in 2017

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.6 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Europe 

EU defence ministers agree implementation plan for closer military co-operation

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

EU ministers of defence have formally adopted a list of 17 projects for “permanent structured co-operation” (PESCO) in the field

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