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Day: September 19, 2018

Bulgaria 

Deputy PM: Bulgaria to defend Hungary against move to strip it of EU voting rights

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Hungary, Krassimir Karakachanov

Bulgaria’s Cabinet is to draft a position opposing the European Parliament’s proposal to initiate proceedings against Hungary that if approved

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Bulgaria 

Arrests after masked men attempt to rob Bulgaria’s Rozhen Monastery

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

There have been arrests after an attempt by a group of masked men to rob Bulgaria’s Rozhen Monastery, but police

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2018 was 219.9M euro

September 19, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2018 stood at million euro, the equivalent of 0.4

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria rose more than 20% in first eight months of 2018 – ACEA

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 23.2 per cent higher than in August

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government in talks with retailers to sell bread at no profit

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The authorities are negotiating with major retailers in Bulgaria to sell bread without including profits for themselves, Agriculture Minister Roumen

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry moves to de-list 71 tourist companies

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on September 19 that it had initiated the procedures to terminate the registration and delete

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President signs decree on Marinov, opening way for vote on Cabinet changes

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has signed the decree relieving Mladen Marinov of his post as chief secretary of the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Masked men attempt to rob Bulgaria’s Rozhen Monastery

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Six masked men attempted to rob the Rozhen Monastery in south-western Bulgaria on the night of September 18, tying up

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