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Day: March 8, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian central bank governor nominates new bank supervision deputy

March 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Dimitar Radev nominated Radoslav Milenkov for the position of deputy BNB governor in charge of

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Bulgaria among 16 countries in Europol operation against trafficked medicine

March 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A crackdown by law enforcement, customs and health regulatory authorities from 16 countries in Europe, including Bulgaria, has netted a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court overturns provision banning retirees from civil service

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has ruled to overturn a provision in the 2019 Budget Act that would prevent civil servants that

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Bulgarian Border Police get 70 off-road vehicles, costing more than 7M leva

March 8, 2019March 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A handover ceremony was held on March 8 as Bulgaria’s Border Police got 70 off-road vehicles, worth more than seven

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Bulgarian Parliament approves first reading of amendments writing off debts owed by religious groups

March 8, 2019March 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 8 to approve the first reading of legislative amendments writing off 8.2 million leva

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‘Together for Bulgaria. Together for Europe’ procession to be held in Sofia on March 10

March 8, 2019March 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Sofia municipality and the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” are holding a procession entitled “Together for Bulgaria. Together

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UK, Bulgarian prime ministers discuss Brexit in telephone call

March 8, 2019March 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

UK Prime Minister Theresa May telephoned her Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov to discuss Brexit, the government information service in Sofia

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