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Month: June 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Smolyan declares emergency, under ‘Code Red’ weather alert

June 28, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The municipalities of Smolyan and Chepelare in southern Bulgaria declared a state of emergency on June 28 after heavy rainfall

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Bulgaria 

OSI poll: Support for EU membership, future integration still strong among Bulgarians

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A survey on Bulgarians’ attitudes towards the European Union found continued strong support for membership and closer integration in the

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Europe 

Israel, World Jewish Congress welcome Polish decision to rescind criminal penalty in Holocaust speech law

June 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Poland

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 27 that he was pleased that the Polish government, the parliament, the

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Europe 

Tsipras: Greece now a case study of economic recovery

June 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

From 2015 to 2018 Greece has turned itself from an example of monumental fiscal failure to a case study for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government proposes updated naval patrol vessel project

June 27, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Cabinet is to propose to the National Assembly the adoption of an updated version of a project to

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Bulgaria 

Blanket ‘Code Orange’ weather alert for nearly all of Bulgaria on June 28

June 27, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The cold weather front continues to linger over Bulgaria and the heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast has promted authorities to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues Greece travel advisory over ‘cyclone Nefeli’

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued on June 27 a travel advisory for Greece, warning travellers to expect extreme weather events in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: ‘Egotism’ of Western EU countries putting future of bloc at risk

June 27, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov says that the “egotism” of Western countries is putting the future of the European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia sign memorandum on test corridor for driverless vehicles

June 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Serbia

Cabinet ministers from Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia signed on June 26 a memorandum envisaging a Balkan transport test corridor for

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