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Day: February 1, 2019

Bulgaria 

Tribute paid on February 1 to victims of communism in Bulgaria

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In Sofia and various parts of Bulgaria, a number of political leaders and other groups paid tribute on February 1

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministers from Sofia and Skopje hold talks in Bucharest

February 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Nikola Dimitrov, the foreign minister from Skopje, has expressed thanks to Bulgaria not only for the fact that it was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bulgartransgaz closes open season on Turkish Stream onshore extension

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz has finalised the open season process for the planned expansion of the country’s gas transit

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Business 

In January 2019, Bulgaria had lowest gross minimum wage in EU – Eurostat

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In January 2019, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage in the European Union, at the equivalent of 286 euro

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Europe 

Greek Parliament to ratify Skopje’s Nato accession protocol next week

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The protocol of the admission of the former Yugoslav republic as “North Macedonia” to Nato will be introduced for ratification

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Bulgaria 

Thirty-four dead on Bulgaria’s roads in first month of 2019

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 34 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in January 2019, according to provisional figures posted by

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Bulgaria 

Embassy of Israel to Bulgaria sharply criticises visit by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister

February 1, 2019January 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Following the visit to Bulgaria by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, it is important to remember that Iran is

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