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Month: December 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Penal Code amendments

December 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev said on December 19 that he has vetoed provisions in the amendments to the Penal Code,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2018 was 842.2M euro

December 18, 2018December 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 842.2 million euro, the equivalent

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Perspectives 

Opinion: The hideous face of communism is alive and well in Romania

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Deutsche Welle Romania

There is an old line that comes from the days of Romania’s “Socialist realism” style of literary-ideological manipulation: “The party

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Bulgaria 

Fighter jet acquisition: Bulgarian Defence Minister outlines options

December 18, 2018December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov

There are three main components in considering Bulgaria’s choice of a new fighter jet – price, its capabilities and the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria weather forecasters dispute heads to court

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

The simmering conflict over the future of Bulgaria’s weather forecasting service appears to be far from over, with the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Average Bulgarian marriage lasts just fewer than 16 years – National Statistical Institute

December 18, 2018December 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The average duration of a marriage in Bulgaria has increased, from a 1990 figure of 9.4 years to 15.8 years

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Excavations uncover ancient street in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

December 18, 2018December 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A street dating back to Plovdiv’s ancient times as the Roman city of Philippopolis has been uncovered during excavations that

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Bulgaria 

Russians top list of 20 largest groups of foreigners in Bulgaria – statistics institute

December 18, 2018December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Israel, Macedonia, Russia, Syria, Ukraine

Russians are the largest group of foreigners in Bulgaria, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a special report, citing

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Bulgaria 

Greek and Romanian police join Bulgarian counterparts in patrolling Bansko

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

For the latest consecutive year, police from Greece and Romania have joined their counterparts from Bulgaria to work in mixed

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