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Month: September 2018

Bulgaria 

Standoff with Radev: Parliament may vote on only two ministerial appointments

September 18, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

If by September 20, President Roumen Radev has not signed the decree dismissing Mladen Marinov as Interior Ministry chief secretary

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Europe 

Three Seas summit in Bucharest seeks backing from Western Europe

September 18, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The Three Seas Initiative was launched two years ago at the behest of the Croatian and Polish governments. Those participating

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Dig team examines building beneath Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica

September 17, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The archaeological team examining the Episcopal Basilica site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv are studying a large structure beneath the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utility NEK loses arbitration lawsuit with Belene nuclear power plant consultant

September 17, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s electric utility NEK lost an arbitration lawsuit lodged by Belene nuclear power plant consultant WorleyParsons, which was awarded 31.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President refuses to meet ruling majority over standoff on ministerial appointment

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 17 that he was refusing to meet representatives of the governing majority to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government coalition council names new nominee transport minister

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian coalition council of governing parties named Rossen Zhelyazkov, current head of the Communications Regulation Commission, as its new

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2018/19 school year begins, as first-grade numbers drop

September 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Sixty thousand Bulgarian children began first grade on September 17, about 3000 fewer than in the 2017/18 school year, a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 6

September 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said that it has shut down the 1000MW sixth

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Bulgaria 

Another weekend of tit-for-tat politicking between Bulgaria’s president and government

September 16, 2018September 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The tit-for-tat politicking between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and leading figures from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s ruling majority continued on

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