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Month: March 2019

Bulgaria 

Belgian artist Jan Fabre’s first solo exhibition in Bulgaria opens on March 22

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The first solo exhibition in Bulgaria by Belgian artist Jan Fabre, one of the most important visual and theatre artists

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Perspectives 

Opinion: EU immigration policy is grist to the far-right mill

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

A final attempt by EU interior ministers to find agreement on a common immigration policy ahead of European parliamentary elections

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Bulgaria 

Art exhibition ‘Listen to us – Artistic intelligence’ opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv on April 4

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “Listen to us – Artistic intelligence”, of works by more than 40 artists who grew up in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria – US negotiations on F-16s ‘could end in July’, aircraft arrive in 2023 at the earliest

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Negotiations between the governments of Bulgaria and the United States on the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets could conclude in

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Bulgaria 

Leaders of Bulgaria’s Muslims, Orthodox Christians back debt waiver legislation

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Meeting Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on March 11, the leaders of the country’s Muslims and Bulgarian Orthodox Church expressed their

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military sends medics to Mali

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

A new team of four Bulgarian military doctors is being deployed to Mali, the Ministry of Defence said on March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria confers highest state honour on WJC President Ronald Lauder

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria has conferred on Ronald S Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, its highest state honour, the Stara Planina

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Bulgaria 

World Jewish Congress President Lauder in Sofia: ‘You have said no to modern-day Nazis’

March 10, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Hundreds of Bulgarians, including political leaders and ordinary people including representatives of the Bulgarian Jewish community, as well as foreign

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Bulgaria 

US prosecutors lodge charges against OneCoin Bulgarian leaders

March 10, 2019March 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The office of the US Attorney has lodged various charges against leaders of OneCoin, describing it as a multibillion dollar

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