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Day: December 16, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalist party congratulates Poroshenko on founding of independent Ukranian Orthodox church

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia, Ukraine, Valeri Simeonov

The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), an ultra-nationalist party that is part of the country’s governing coalition,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Road Infrastructure Agency to sanction firm for delay in clearing snow

December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency said on December 16 that it would “sanction” a contractor for its delay in clearing snow

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Bulgaria 

Electronic version of Bulgaria’s road tax stickers goes on sale on December 17

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The sale of Bulgarian road tax stickers, known as vignettes, begins on December 17 2018 at 2pm via the bgtoll

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Bulgaria 

Heavy snow causes flight delays at Sofia Airport, traffic disruptions in parts of Bulgaria

December 16, 2018December 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy snowfalls on December 16 caused flight delays and diversions at Sofia Airport while there were traffic disruptions as machines

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Bulgaria 

Campaigners behind billboards promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people petition mayors of four Bulgarian cities

December 16, 2018December 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The organisers of a billboard campaign promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people have published an open letter to the mayors of

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Bulgaria 

Amid heavy snowfalls, road agency calls on motorists to avoid travel in north-western Bulgaria

December 16, 2018December 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency issued a call on December 16 for motorists to avoid travel in north-western Bulgaria, unless in

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Bulgaria 

John Cleese bringing ‘Last Time to See Me Before I Die’ show to Sofia in September 2019

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

British comic genius John Cleese, perhaps best known for Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, is bringing his “Last

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