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Day: March 15, 2019

Bulgaria 

Leadership of Bulgaria’s Muslim community condemns terrorist attacks in Christchurch

March 15, 2019March 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslim community, has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on mosques

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General: Suspect in Christchurch terrorist attack was in Bulgaria in November 2018

March 15, 2019March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A suspect in the terrorist attack on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch in which 49 people

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Bulgaria 

Close to 86 000 foreigners resident in Bulgaria in 2018 – official statistics

March 15, 2019March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

A total of 85 895 foreigners were resident in Bulgaria in 2018, according to official statistics released by European Union

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Bulgaria 

Website dedicated to Pope Francis’s May 2019 visit to Bulgaria launched

March 15, 2019March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A official website, dedicated to the visit by Pope Francis to Bulgaria in May 2019, has been launched. The website,

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Bulgaria 

Boiko Atanassov appointed head of Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission

March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed Boiko Atanassov as chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) on March 15, with 134 votes in

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Bulgaria 

‘Boycott’ of Bulgaria’s Parliament by Mareshki’s party doesn’t look much like one

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

Just a day after it announced that it was to boycott sittings of Bulgaria’s Parliament – without making clear its

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prime Minister expresses condolences after terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch

March 15, 2019March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has sent condolences to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern after the terrorist attack on

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria rose 2.6% in January-February 2019 – ACEA

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

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-February 2019 was 2.6 per cent higher than in January-February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo holding 10th annual Trabant Fest on March 16

March 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The 10th annual Trabant Fest will be held on March 16 2019 in Bulgaria’s city of Veliko Turnovo. In previous

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