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Day: February 8, 2019

Europe 

Greece’s Parliament, in narrow vote, approves Nato accession protocol for ‘Republic of North Macedonia’

February 8, 2019February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

After two days of heated debate, Greece’s Parliament voted by a slim margin on the evening of February 8 to

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Bulgaria 

‘Anonymous Bulgaria’ site has posts denying Holocaust, claiming Jews carried out ‘genocide’ of 15M Germans

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A post claiming – contrary to historical fact – that Jews carried out a “genocide of 15 million Germans” is

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Bulgaria 

Brexit: British ambassador in Sofia addresses open letter to UK nationals in Bulgaria

February 8, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The UK ambassador in Sofia, Emma Hopkins, published an open letter on February 8 on the topic of Brexit, addressed

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Bulgaria 

From Venezuela to Macedonia and beyond: Tussle between Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister and President continues

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

The ping-pong match between Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and President Roumen Radev over Venezuela and other foreign policy issues

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry plans to sell diplomatic properties in nine countries in 2019

February 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria plans to sell diplomatic properties in nine countries in 2019, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told the National Assembly during

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Bulgaria 

Percentage of fathers in Bulgaria taking parental leave among lowest in EU

February 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among the European Union countries where fathers’ participation in family leave is the lowest in the bloc, according

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Business 

January 2019 poll: Bulgarian consumer confidence gained in past three months

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular three-month survey by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in January 2019 was 1.9

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Bulgaria 

World Health Organisation: Record number affected by measles in Europe in 2018

February 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A record number of people in Europe were affected by measles in 2018, with 72 children and adults dying of

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Bulgaria 

Additional signs put out to mark dangerous areas near Bulgaria’s Bansko ski slopes

February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Pirin National Park Directorate and the Mountain Rescue Service in Bulgaria’s winter resort Bansko have added additional temporary signs

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