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Day: February 18, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy minesweeper deployed as part of Nato anti-mine group

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Navy minesweeper Tsibir deployed on February 18 to take part in the Second Permanent Anti-Mine group of vessels

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Bulgaria 

World’s largest private residential ship to visit Bulgaria’s Bourgas in May 2021

February 18, 2019February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism

MS The World, described as the largest privately-owned residential yacht, will visit Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Bourgas for three

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB backtracks on Electoral Code amendments on preferential voting

February 18, 2019February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Four days after Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed sweeping amendments to the country’s Electoral Code in a marathon 14-hour sitting, the

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB to take largest share of votes in 2019 European Parliament elections – poll

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Parliament

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party will take the largest share of votes, about 34.8 per cent, when

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Bulgaria 

International Mother Language Day: Shakespeare in 32 languages in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 18, 2019February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Readings of Shakespeare in 32 languages are to be part of an event in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv to celebrate

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors postpone deadline for probe into Plovdiv European Capital of Culture

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The deadline for the investigation into spending related to the January 12 opening ceremony of Plovdiv European Capital of Culture

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Bulgaria 

Brexit: May urges ‘more flexibility’ on Irish border, in call with Bulgarian PM

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

As Brexit approaches, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has telephoned her Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov, urging “more flexibility” on the

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