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Day: March 13, 2019

Bulgaria 

US State Department: Bulgarian government actions against human rights abusers ‘insufficient’

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Human rights issues in Bulgaria included physical mistreatment of detainees and convicts by officials; harsh conditions in prisons and detention

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Perspectives 

From myth to reality: How to understand Turkey’s role in the Western Balkans

March 13, 2019 Asli Aydintasbas of the ECFR Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey

In October 2017, the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, made an official visit to Serbia. It was not the

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Bulgaria 

Irish embassy in Bulgaria announces special events around St Patrick’s Day

March 13, 2019March 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In Bulgaria, the emblematic Irish holiday St Patrick’s Day will be marked with the lighting of key buildings in green,

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Europe 

MEPs vote to limit negative impact of no-deal Brexit on citizens

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

To ensure the least possible disruption from a no-deal Brexit, members of the European Parliament voted on March 13 on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, China plan ‘Global Partnership Centre’ in Sofia

March 13, 2019March 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 13 a memorandum of understanding with China that envisages the creation of a Global Partnership

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Europe 

European Parliament approves upgrade to Visa Information System

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The improvements to the Visa Information System (VIS), agreed to on March 13 by members of the European Parliament, would

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of works by Bulgarian artist Vassil Ivanov opens in Sofia on March 14

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of more than 90 works by Bulgarian artist Vassil Ivanov opens at the National Gallery – the Palace

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, North Macedonia to deepen co-operation on disaster response

March 13, 2019March 14, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved an agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia on co-operation on disaster response, the government information

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB backtracks on writing off 8M leva debts of Chief Mufti’s office

March 13, 2019March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s majority partner in government, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, announced on March 13 that instead of writing off

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