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Month: September 2018

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Bulgarian Parliament September 27 sitting cancelled over lack of quorum

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly scheduled for September 27 was cancelled because of a lack of a quorum. At

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Bulgaria 

Half of Bulgaria’s working-age population knows a foreign language – Eurostat

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 50 per cent of Bulgarians of working age know a foreign language, the fourth-lowest percentage in the European Union,

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Bulgaria 

Arrests after Bulgarian journalist assaulted while investigating trade in expired food

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Two people have been arrested after a Bulgarian television journalist was assaulted at a warehouse in Veliko Turnovo while he

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Bulgaria 

China – Central and Eastern Europe ’16+1′ local leaders meeting to be held in Bulgarian capital in October

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The fourth meeting of local leaders from China, Bulgaria and countries in Central and Eastern Europe is to be held

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Bulgarian PM Borissov hopes for fighter jet acquisition deal by end of 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has said that his government hopes to finalise the deals to acquire new fighter jets,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs give utilities regulator final arbiter role in energy sector deals

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) will be required to give final approval on any deals involving the sale

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Bulgaria 

At UN headquarters, Bulgarian PM Borissov backs Israel’s #No2Antisemitism campaign

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in New York for the UN General Assembly opening session, has associated himself with #No2Antisemitism

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Bulgaria 

Poll: More than half of Bulgarians expect natural gas price increase to push up consumer prices

September 26, 2018September 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 51.2 per cent of Bulgarians expect that an increase in the price of natural gas will push up costs

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Bulgaria 

1510 asylum applications were pending in Bulgaria in August 2018 – Eurostat

September 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The number of people subject to asylum applications in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 1510, down from 4655 in August

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