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Day: January 24, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes GDPR amendments amid concerns of impact on media

January 24, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian MPs approved the second and final reading of amendments to the country’s data protection law on January 24, which

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Bulgaria 

EC opens five new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria, closes one

January 24, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission’s January infringements package, published on January 24, showed five new proceedings being launched against Bulgaria, with three

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Bulgaria 

More than 1000 schools in Bulgaria closed because of flu epidemics

January 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 1015 schools in Bulgaria are closed because of the declarations of flu epidemics in several parts of

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Bulgaria 

Six districts in Bulgaria face dangerous weather warning over snow, ice and rain on January 25

January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for January 25 for six districts over forecast snow,

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Europe 

EC’s Juncker on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019: ‘I am deeply worried’

January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In a statement ahead of January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that he was

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 32.8% of Bulgarians aged 30-34 have tertiary education

January 24, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

In Bulgaria, 32.8 per cent of people aged 30-34 had a tertiary level of education in 2017, below the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of potential traffic problems as protesting Greek farmers block border checkpoint

January 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Farmers from the Serres areas of Greece intend blocking traffic at the Kulata-Promachonas border checkpoint with Bulgaria on January 24

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