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Month: July 2018

Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog approves sale of Victoria Bank

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition has approved the sale of Victoria Bank, the subsidiary of bankrupt Corporate Commercial Bank

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia agree to work on linking up infrastructure

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Romania, Serbia

The leader of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia met for the fourth “quadrilateral summit” in Thessaloniki on July 4, where

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Yellow’ weather warning for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast for July 5

July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The “Code Yellow” warning for potentially hazardous weather warning has been issued for eight districts in eastern Bulgaria, including the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves 104M leva cash injection for state railways BDZ

July 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria Cabinet has approved the transfer of about 104 million leva (about 53 million euro) to state railways BDZ, the

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Europe 

The Black Sea is Romania’s ‘gold’

July 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Up to 6.3 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year is what the Neptun Deep field under the Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria – Macedonia joint commission on historical and educational issues holds first meeting

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The joint commission of scholars from Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia has held its first meeting, with Bulgarian Foreign

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research June 2018 poll: Borissov’s GERB 24.5%, Bulgarian Socialist Party 20.1%

July 3, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The picture of support for major political parties in Bulgaria was largely unchanged, but Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB widened

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Bulgaria 

European leaders praise Bulgaria’s handling of EU Presidency

July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

The presidents of three European Union institutions have praised Bulgaria’s handling of the Council of the EU, the first time

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President critical of country’s handling of EU Presidency

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Roumen Radev

A few days after the close of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, President Roumen Radev again

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