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Month: September 2018

Business 

Bulgaria saw downturn in exports but increase in imports in first seven months of 2018

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January to July 2018 were 1.8 per cent lower than in the first seven months of 2017,

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports rose 15.7% in 2017, but trade balance negative – statistics institute

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria in 2017 were 15.7% more than in 2016, with a month-on-month increase every month – but the

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Europe 

West Nile fever virus claims four more lives in Serbia

September 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Four more citizens of Serbia have died of West Nile fever in the last seven days, according to the Institute

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Bulgaria 

Code Red: Bulgaria’s weather forecasters warn of work stoppage

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorology and hydrology institute, the state body that provides weather forecasts and detailed weather warnings, has threatened on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government far-right minority partners patch up differences

September 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The United Patriots, the grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that is the minority partner in Bulgaria’s coalition government, issued

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Bulgaria 

European auditors say more pressure needed to deal with ‘environmental health risk’ of air pollution

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on September 11 that the European Union should do more to improve air

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria harvests 5.4 million tonnes of wheat in 2018 – Agriculture Ministry

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A rainy summer has impacted Bulgaria’s wheat harvest, but fears that the country will fall short of the amount necessary

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Bulgaria 

‘Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom’ campaign launched

September 11, 2018March 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

A campaign entitled “Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom” was launched in the Bulgarian capital on September 11 with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister: ‘Significant improvement’ in steps against African Swine Fever at Romanian border

September 10, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever, Romania

There has been a significant improvement in disinfection measures at border crossings with Romania to prevent the spread of African

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