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Month: April 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria condemns bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka

April 21, 2019April 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In a message on April 21 to her Sri Lankan counterpart Tilak Marapana, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva strongly condemned

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Bulgaria 

Independent report names worst cities in Bulgaria in exceeding fine particulate matter standards

April 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The northern Bulgaria city of Vidin was the worst in exceeding fine particular matter standards, surpassing them for 91 days

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Bulgaria 

High-power cable to luxury building in Sofia illegally drained 7000 leva electricity a month

April 21, 2019April 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Staff of power distribution company CEZ and police have discovered that a high-power cable had been used to illegally supply

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Bulgaria 

Three arrested for smoking marijuana in decriminalisation protest in front of Bulgaria’s Parliament

April 20, 2019April 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Three people were arrested on April 20 while smoking marijuana in front of the National Assembly building in Sofia, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

460 measles cases registered in Bulgaria, placing it sixth in Europe

April 20, 2019April 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

There are currently 460 cases of measles in Bulgaria, ranking it sixth in Europe, Chief State Health Inspector Associate Professor

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Bulgaria 

WJC calls on European governments to condemn gatherings in Sofia and elsewhere planned for Hitler’s birthday

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

As neo-Nazis and extremists prepare to gather in Sofia and elsewhere in Europe this weekend on the date of Adolf

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Bulgaria 

Telephone fraudsters robbed Bulgarians of 8M leva in 2018 – Interior Ministry

April 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Telephone fraudsters robbed Bulgarians of eight million leva (about four million euro) in 2018 and of close to two million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on measles epidemic in North Macedonia

April 19, 2019April 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to the country’s citizens about the measles epidemic that has been declared in

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Business 

German chamber poll: Main problems facing business in Bulgaria are staff shortages, corruption

April 19, 2019April 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An annual survey by the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce has found that businesses want to see decisive action

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