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Day: October 24, 2018

Bulgaria 

Traffic halted, buildings evacuated in part of Bulgarian capital after Second World War bomb found

October 24, 2018October 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Buildings were evacuated and traffic restrictions imposed after a 220kg aerial bomb, said to date from the Second World War,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s apology falls on stony ground

October 24, 2018October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

After days of insisting that he would not apologise for controversial remarks that have led to protests demanding his resignation,

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Business 

European Commission adopts proposal for fishing opportunities in Black Sea in 2019

October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The European Commission said that on October 24 it had adopted a proposal on fishing opportunities in 2019 for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has the lowest confidence in safety of vaccines in EU – report

October 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Among European Union countries, Bulgarians are least likely to agree that vaccines are sae, with only 66.3 per cent agreeing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on State Property Act amendments

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on October 24 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the State

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Europe 

Visa liberalisation for Kosovo may be delayed

October 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

Citizens of Kosovo are waiting for the visa regime to be liberalised by the European Union, but this process may

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament rejects vote of no confidence over health care

October 24, 2018October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s cabinet, tabled by the opposition socialists on the topic of

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Europe 

More than 20.9 million tourists have visited Greece so far in 2018

October 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Tourism continues to grow in Greece in 2018, according to official Bank of Greece data that showed an 11.6 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency confirms case of African Swine Fever, near Silistra

October 24, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said on October 23 that it had confirmed a case of African Swine Fever in

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