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Month: February 2019

Bulgaria 

Measles outbreak in Bulgaria spreads among children who had not been vaccinated

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A measles outbreak in Bulgaria is spreading among children who had not been vaccinated, the country’s health authorities said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry creates information page on Brexit

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that it is undertaking the necessary measures in order to prepare for Brexit and with the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3% inflation in January

February 15, 2019February 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in January, up from 2.7 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 10M euro for Bulgaria air quality project

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on February 15 that it approved 10 million euro in funding for an air quality integrated

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Bulgaria 

Serbia confers highest state honour on Bulgarian PM Borissov

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Serbia

Serbia has conferred its highest state honour on Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, the Bulgarian government information service said. The

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Bulgaria World 

World Health Organisation: Measles cases nearly doubled in a year

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in

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Europe 

UN welcomes official notice of Republic of North Macedonia name

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed receipt of official notice from Skopje and Athens of the change of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs amend Electoral Code to neuter preferential vote, expand machine voting

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on February 14 the second reading of amendments to the Electoral Code that raised the thresholds for

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Perspectives 

Opinion: EU online copyright reform won’t break the internet

February 15, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

For two years, lobbyists, internet stakeholders, publishers, media professionals and online activists have been hard at work influencing the institutions

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