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Month: January 2019

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament to vote on January 16 on talks with US on F-16 acquisition

January 13, 2019January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly will vote on January 16 on Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet’s proposal to negotiate with the United

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Europe 

Greek government crisis: Tsipras to seek vote of confidence

January 13, 2019January 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The leader of the Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, has withdrawn from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s coalition government, prompting Tsipras to

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Bulgaria 

Being there: The opening of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019

January 12, 2019January 15, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

Some months ago, it was announced that Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv would celebrate the opening of its status as European

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Bulgaria 

Thousands in Plovdiv head to European Capital of Culture 2019 opening celebration

January 12, 2019January 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

As dusk gathered in Plovdiv on January 12, a chill breeze that made the temperature feel like minus five degrees

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Europe 

Parliament in Skopje votes country name change to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’

January 11, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

With 81 votes in favour and not a single vote opposed, the parliament in Skopje approved on January 11 the

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Bulgaria 

The balcony scene: Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Behold, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the opening ceremony of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019.

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