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Month: November 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to oppose revision of greenhouse gas emission targets at COP 24

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 29 that he would oppose any revision of emission targets when he speaks

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Bansko to host alpine skiing World Cup races in February 2019

November 29, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s winter resort of Bansko will host three men’s alpine skiing World cup races on February 22-24 2019, making it

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among EU leaders in recycling plastic packaging – Eurostat

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria ranked fourth among EU member states in recycling plastic packaging waste in 2016, at 52.6 per cent, nearly ten

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues ‘Code Yellow’ dangerous weather warning for low temperatures, wind

November 29, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities issued the “Code Yellow” warning of dangerous weather for 23 districts on November 29 over strong wind and

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Europe 

How the EU’s resettlement plan is failing to meet its goal

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

The EU has set up various measures to curb unauthorized migration. One of them is offering more legal pathways to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves 183M leva projects to overhaul MiG-29, Su-25 combat aircraft

November 28, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet has approved an 81 million leva project to overhaul eight MiG-29 fighter jets and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to hold national census in January – February 2021

November 28, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria, like all other European Union member states, will hold a national census in 2021, it emerged after a November

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Bulgaria 

Sofia taxi drivers demand fare hikes as city hall mulls price thresholds

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Several dozen taxi drivers gathered outside Sofia city hall on November 28 for a protest to demand higher fare prices,

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Bulgaria 

Operation to drain fuel from sunken ship off Bulgarian coast to resume in spring 2019

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The operation to drain fuel from the tanks of the US vessel the Mopang, that sank off the Bulgarian Black

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