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Day: January 3, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency: 300 snow-clearing machines deployed ahead of expected snowfalls, plummeting temperatures

January 3, 2019January 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 1200 staff and more than 300 snow-clearing machines have been deployed and were treating road surfaces because of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria suspends conversion of road tax stickers to electronic ones because of fraud attempts

January 3, 2019January 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency said on January 3 that it was suspending with immediate effect the conversion of hard-copy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: If US withdraws from Afghanistan, we have no business there

January 3, 2019January 5, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Nato should at its next ministerial meeting consider its format for Afghanistan, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said on January

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Bulgaria 

European Commissioner wishes Plovdiv, Matera success as European Capitals of Culture 2019

January 3, 2019January 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The European Education and Culture Commissioner, Tibor Navracsics, has wished Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Italy’s Matera success as the 2019 holders of

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: New studies rewrite the history of Ancient Philippopolis – report

January 3, 2019January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

New archaeological studies have proven that in the 4th century BCE, people were living not only on the three hills

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Culture Minister: Some Plovdiv European Capital of Culture projects will not happen

January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Some of the projects that are part of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 obviously will not be implemented,

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for two districts in Bulgaria for January 4

January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather forecast for the districts of Bourgas and Sliven for

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