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Day: November 13, 2018

Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog halts 675M leva state railways passenger trains tender

November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Commission (CPC) has ruled as unlawful a public procurement by state railways BDZ for the

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Bulgaria 

CVM report offers Bulgaria renewed hope of end of monitoring

November 13, 2018November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgaria’s hopes of exiting European Commission monitoring under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) next year were given a boost

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Europe 

Romania CVM report full of red ink ahead of EU presidency

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

The European Commission delivered a scathing assessment of Romania’s efforts under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism in a report on

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Bulgaria 

Four new Bulgarian Constitutional Court judges take oath of office

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court swore in four new judges on November 13, with Pavlina Panova, Nadezhda Djelepova, Krassimir Vlahov and Atanas

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry concerned by violence in Gaza, condemns attacks on Israeli territory

November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on November 13 that it was seriously concerned by the dangerous spread of violence in

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Europe 

Macedonian former PM Gruevski evades jail by fleeing to Budapest, seeking political asylum

November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia’s former prime minister, Nikola Gruevski – the subject of an arrest warrant after failing to report

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Corporate Tax Act amendments

November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev said on November 13 that he has vetoed four provisions in the amendments to the Corporate

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Bulgaria 

Seven firms confirm they will bid to build two patrol vessels for Bulgarian Navy

November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven companies have confirmed that they will bid to build two multi-purpose patrol vessels for Bulgaria’s Navy, Rear Admiral Mitko

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Europe 

Number of EU nationals working in UK sees sharpest drop since records began

November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The number of nationals working in the UK from the eight Eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004

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