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Day: January 15, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament’s defence, finance committees greenlight talks with US on buying F-16s

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian National Assembly’s defence committee approved on January 15 the government proceeding with negotiations with the United States on

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Europe 

North Macedonia: Steps towards changing name on passports, licence plates, state institutions

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Authorities in Skopje have until 2024 to put the country’s new name “Republic of North Macedonia” on identification documents. This

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria CPI records 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018

January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018, after December monthly figures showed zero price

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Bulgaria 

Grace period for driving on Bulgarian roads without an ‘e-vignette’ ends on January 15

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The grace period for driving on Bulgaria’s motorways and major roads without an electronic road tax “e-vignette” ends on January

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Bulgaria 

Pensioners in Bulgaria fourth-highest in EU at risk of poverty – Eurostat

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Thirty-two per cent of pensioners in Bulgaria were at risk of poverty in 2017, according to figures released on January

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Bulgaria 

Lufthansa, Ryanair flights between Sofia and German cities cancelled on January 15 because of strike

January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Flights between Sofia Airport and Frankfurt and Hamburg were cancelled on January 15 because of a strike by security staff

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