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Month: December 2018

Europe 

Parliament in Kosovo votes in favour of the creation of an army

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The parliament of Kosovo voted on December 14 in favour of the three bills which enable the transformation of the

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car sales in Bulgaria up by 12.8% in January-November 2018 on annual basis

December 14, 2018December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Passenger car sales in Bulgaria in January to November 2018 were 12.8 per cent higher than in January to November

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Europe 

European Parliament agrees on new rules to tax digital companies’ revenues

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament adopted on December 13, by an overwhelming majority, both its two opinions on the proposals for European

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Europe 

Draft EU law says member states jeopardising the rule of law will risk losing EU funds

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Governments of EU countries interfering with courts or going easy on fraud and corruption will risk being stripped of EU

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Bulgaria 

Official: Pope Francis will visit Bulgaria from May 5 to 7 2019

December 13, 2018December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, will visit Bulgaria from May 5 to 7 2019, the Bulgarian government

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Bulgaria 

Sofia refuses to pay for new glow-in-the-dark eyes for Tsar Samuil statue

December 13, 2018December 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The eyes of the statue of 10th century ruler Tsar Samuil in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will glow no more.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had lowest consumption per capita in the EU in 2017 – Eurostat

December 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Consumption per capita in Bulgaria in 2017 was 54 per cent of the European Union average, the lowest in the

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Business 

Bulgarian businesses’ use of cloud computing lowest in the EU

December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

At eight per cent, businesses in Bulgaria have the lowest rate of use of cloud computing services in the European

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to run ‘Christmas Fairy’ retro tram from December 17 to 23

December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A retro tram themed “Christmas Fairy” is to run on a route in Bulgarian capital city Sofia from December 17

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