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Month: November 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to take stake in proposed Alexandroupolis LNG terminal – Energy Minister

November 26, 2018November 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Bulgaria’s efforts to diversify its sources of natural gas deliveries includes plans to take a minority stake in the proposed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ranks 25th in the world in English Proficiency Index – report

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

Bulgaria ranked 25th in the world in an annual English Proficiency Index, while capital city Sofia ranked 18th, according to

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Bulgaria 

One in five Bulgarians cannot afford a car – Eurostat

November 26, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In 2017, about 20.6 per cent of Bulgarians could not afford a car, the second-highest rate among European Union countries

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Europe 

Azov Sea crisis between Russia and Ukraine: EU, Nato urge de-escalation

November 26, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has called on Russia and Ukraine to “act with utmost restraint to de-escalate the situation immediately” while

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Europe 

Poroshenko urges parliament to approve martial law today after Russia attacks in Azov Sea

November 26, 2018 The Kyiv Post Nato, Russia, Ukraine

At an emergency meeting late on the night of November 25, the Military Cabinet passed a resolution to impose a

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Europe 

Russia attacks, seizes three Ukrainian Navy vessels

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia fired on two Ukrainian naval ships and rammed a third vessel in the Black Sea on November 25, accusing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM on European Council Brexit meeting: ‘A historic day in a negative way’

November 25, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, speaking after EU leaders approved on November 25 the agreement on the withdrawal of the

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Bulgaria 

After days of flops, ‘high fuel price’ protesters again close roads in Bulgaria

November 25, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Protesters seeking the resignation of the Bulgarian government blocked the Hemus Motorway near Novi Pazar and a road over the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Environment Minister vows to seek higher fees from Bansko concessionaire

November 23, 2018November 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Neno Dimov said on November 23 that he would ask the Cabinet for a mandate to negotiate

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