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Day: January 29, 2019

Bulgaria 

UK government’s advisory on healthcare, pensions for British nationals in Bulgaria if there is a no-deal Brexit

January 29, 2019January 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The UK government is seeking agreements with EU countries, including Bulgaria, on healthcare arrangements for UK nationals after March 29,

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Bulgaria court remands in custody five accused of financing terrorism

January 29, 2019January 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Appellate Special Criminal Court has upheld an application by prosecutors to remand in custody five people accused of financing

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Bulgaria government politicians hit back at President Radev’s criticisms

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Politicians from Bulgaria’s ruling majority, including the Speaker of Parliament and the Prime Minister as well as members of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Turgovishte district declares influenza epidemic

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Turgovishte in Bulgaria announced a flu epidemic on January 29, declaring that schools would be closed until

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia municipality signs 44.7M leva contract for 13 new trams

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The municipality in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia signed on January 29 a 44.7 million leva (about 22.8 million euro) contract

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among EU countries where new rules on dividing property of ‘international couples’ come into force

January 29, 2019January 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

New European Union regulations clarifying the rules applicable to property regimes for international married couples or registered partnerships apply in

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Bulgaria 

Flood warnings issued for parts of Bulgaria, with predictions of intense rain and melting snow

January 29, 2019January 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

There is a danger of flooding in Bulgaria’s East Aegean and West Aegean river basins, the National Institute of Metereology

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Bulgaria 

In Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, flu epidemic empties schools, fills shopping malls

January 29, 2019January 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-three out of Bulgaria’s 28 districts were subject to flu epidemic declarations as of January 29, with more than 1500

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