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Month: January 2019

Bulgaria 

Monument in Sofia to victims of communism daubed with antisemitic graffiti

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A monument in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to victims of the country’s communist era has been daubed with swastikas and an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to speed decisions on applications for visas by non-EU seasonal workers

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A decision on an application for a long-term visa from a third-country – meaning, non-EU – national who wants to

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.4% in November 2018, youth unemployment rose – Eurostat

January 9, 2019January 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2018 was 5.4 per cent, unchanged from October and down from 5.7 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over heavy rain forecast for five districts on January 10

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for five districts on January 10 because of forecasts of

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Bulgaria 

E-vignette saga: Head of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency resigns at request of Prime Minister

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The head of the board of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency, Svetoslav Glosov, submitted his resignation on January 9 at the

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Bulgaria 

White House: Trump administration believes F-16 is best choice for Bulgaria

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Trump administration welcomes Bulgaria’s defence modernisation plans and looks forward to the country’s imminent selection of a new multirole

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency: E-vignettes on sale at Bulgarian Posts, 14 border checkpoints

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Selling of electronic road tax stickers – known as “e-vignettes” began at branches of Bulgarian Posts at noon on January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Ombudsman says will challenge 2019 Budget at Constitutional Court

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Maya Manolova said on January 8 that she was preparing to lodge Constitutional Court challenges to three separate

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Business 

Nordic MTG re-opens process to sell Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Televizia

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Modern Times Group (MTG) has terminated its previous agreement to sell its majority stake in Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Broadcasting Group

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