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Day: March 4, 2019

Bulgaria 

Visiting Sofia, Russian PM Medvedev discusses energy projects with Borissov, Radev

March 4, 2019March 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Roumen Radev

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov discussed their respective priorities on their energy agendas in

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Perspectives 

Negative energy: Berlin’s Trumpian turn on Nord Stream 2

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 Gustav Gressel of the ECFR energy, Russia

Berlin has handled the dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with unilateralism and clumsiness worthy of US President

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s measles outbreak: More than 1000 children in Plovdiv not vaccinated – report

March 4, 2019March 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

More than 1000 children in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have not had the compulsory vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella

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Europe 

Ethnic issues, foreign policy key in North Macedonia presidential campaign

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The candidates who will stand in the Republic of North Macedonia’s April 21 2019 presidential elections have now been confirmed.

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Europe 

EU moves to reduce costs of cross-border payments in euro

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union said on March 4 that it had adopted a regulation on aligning the costs

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Europe 

EU to enable easier recovery of unpaid road tolls

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Unpaid road tolls “could soon be history”, as the EU is setting up a new information-sharing system to enable member

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Bulgaria 

‘Plovdiv Karavana’ to feature artistic companies from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland in June 2019

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Thirteen artistic companies from Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland – part of CITI, the International Centre for Travelling Theatres –

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