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Month: October 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs pass bill mandating centralised public procurement electronic platform

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted on October 4 a bill of amendments to the Public Procurement Act that envisions the creation of

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Bulgaria 

British author Ian McEwan to open 2018 CineLibri festival in Sofia on October 10

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

British author Ian McEwan will be in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on October 10 for the opening of the fourth CineLibri

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends deadline for bids in Sofia Airport concession tender

October 3, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on October 3 that it has extended the deadline for bids in the tender for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria confirms two cases of West Nile virus in Black Sea towns

October 3, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Laboratory tests have confirmed two new cases of West Nile virus in the Bulgarian Black sea city of Bourgas and

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Business 

Manchester Airports Group says will bid in Sofia Airport concession tender

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said on October 3 that it planned to bid in the concession tender for Sofia Airport,

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Business 

42% of managers in Bulgaria are women, third-highest in EU

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 42 per cent of managers in businesses in Bulgaria are women, the third-highest percentage in the European Union and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation ‘Shalom’: Unacceptable for Defence Ministry to honour Dyanko Markov

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” said on October 3 that it found it unacceptable that the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet raises wire-tapping agency’s spending commitments limit by 3.1M leva

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Government decided to increase the ceiling on spending commitments by the State Agency for Technical Operations, the sole government

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Europe 

Council of EU adopts new rules on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation aimed at improving controls on cash entering or leaving the

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