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Month: December 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government rearranges motorway system, creates ‘Europe’ motorway

December 27, 2018December 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on December 27, Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided that Lyulin Motorway would become part of Struma Motorway and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to hold celebrations in 2019 of 15 years of Nato membership

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s government has approved a plan to celebrate 15 years of Nato membership in 2019, along with the 70th anniversary

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Business 

Bulgaria reduces red tape for job-seekers

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Fewer documents will be required from job-seekers when registering at Labour Bureau offices, the Bulgarian government decided on December 27.

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Bulgaria 

Winter of change: Bulgaria and the crisis of 1996/97

December 27, 2018December 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

At various points in the decades after the formal departure from power of Bulgarian Communist Party dictator Todor Zhivkov at

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Bulgaria 

Performances of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at Sofia Opera on January 12, 13

December 26, 2018December 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A premiere of Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale will be held on January 12 2019 at 7pm at Sofia Opera,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MRF, other ethnic Turkish parties commemorate victims of communist-era ‘Revival Process’

December 26, 2018December 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Lyutvi Mestan

Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms party and other parties with mainly ethnic Turkish electorates are holding traditional commemorations of

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Bulgaria 

13 000 motorists caught drink-driving in Bulgaria in January-November 2018 – Interior Ministry

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

A total of 13 000 motorists, an average of about 1180 people a month, were caught drink-driving in Bulgaria between

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Bulgaria 

Warning of counterfeit banknotes as Bulgaria immerses in Festive Season spending spree

December 25, 2018December 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A warning of counterfeit banknotes has been issued as Bulgarians indulge themselves amid the Festive Season days of spending on

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Bulgaria 

‘Bulgarian Christmas’ charity campaign has raised 33M leva for ill children since 2003

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

The Bulgarian Christmas charity campaign, run under the auspices of the head of state, has raised about 33 million leva

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