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Month: January 2019

Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic declarations now cover most districts in Bulgaria

January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Declarations of flu epidemics now cover 22 out of 28 districts in Bulgaria, with schools closed into the coming week.

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Europe 

Mogherini on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Antisemitism, and all racism, is attack against foundations of EU

January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

On Holocaust Remembrance Day we remember the systematic attempt by the Nazi regime and its allies to exterminate the Jewish

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Bulgaria 

Emergency in Bulgaria’s Smolyan district enters second day after heavy snowfall

January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty military personnel from Bulgaria’s 101st Alpine Regiment were continuing to provide assistance to the population of the Smolyan district

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria construction directorate intervenes in controversial projects at Black Sea coast

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

After weeks of media reports and comments on social networks about construction projects on the shoreline of Bulgaria’s Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

City of Sofia, four other districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemic, closing schools

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will be closed from January 28 to February 4 inclusive following the declaration of

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Europe 

Parliament in Greece votes approval of Prespa Agreement to end ‘Macedonia’ name dispute

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Greece’s Parliament voted by 153 to 146 on January 25 to approve the Prespa Agreement with the government in Skopje

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Assembly leadership backs International Holocaust Remembrance Day #WeRemember campaign

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Tsveta Karayancheva, opened on January 25 an exhibition dedicated to the work of diplomats

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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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