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Day: January 14, 2019

Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s Voyvodinovo saga: Karakachanov, ‘impudent gypsies’ and the voices of concern

January 14, 2019January 16, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Krassimir Karakachanov

It began on January 6 with the assault of Bulgarian paratrooper Corporal Valentin Dimov. It has grown, as with such

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemics declared in four districts in Bulgaria

January 14, 2019January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Influenza epidemics were declared in the Bulgarian districts of Bourgas, Shoumen, Silistra and Stara Zagora on January 14. The threshold

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria could call Belene strategic investor tender in February – Energy Minister

January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on January 14 that she was hopeful that the tender to pick a strategic

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Europe 

European Commission chooses 14 500 young people for free trips in Europe in 2019

January 14, 2019January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 14 536 young citizens of European Union countries have been chosen to get free trips within the

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora

January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An influenza epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s district of Stara Zagora, the regional health inspectorate said on January 14.

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