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Month: November 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria security council re-iterates call for Russia to free Ukrainian sailors

November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet security council met on November 28 to discuss the heightened tensions between Moscow and Kyiv following the incident

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for six districts over snow, rain, wind

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for six districts on November 28 over strong wind and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President refers Corporate Tax Act amendments to Constitutional Court

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev asked the Constitutional Court to strike down a set of amendments to the country’s Corporate Tax

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President, PM call on Russia to free captured Ukrainian sailors

November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov were in rare agreement on November 27 when the two called

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Bulgaria 

Azov Sea crisis: Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarians to restrict travel to Ukraine

November 27, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on November 27 that the country’s citizens should “limit” planned trips to Ukraine, especially in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National History Museum to exhibit gold and silver coins, jewellery found at Kaliakra Fortress

November 27, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Some of the most significant of the hundreds of gold and silver coins, as well as mediaeval jewellery from the

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Business 

Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog fines telecom A1 Bulgaria 804 340 leva

November 27, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined telecommunications company A1 Bulgaria 804 340 leva, or about 411 250

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Europe 

Hungary suspected of helping former Macedonian PM Gruevski escape

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Deutsche Welle Hungary, Macedonia

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s escape from his native country to Hungary reads like a political thriller. Even Hungary’s

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer poll: Bulgarians more concerned about electoral interference than EU average

November 26, 2018November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Four in five Bulgarians were concerned about votes being bought or sold in an election, according to the results of

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