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Day: May 15, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to deepen co-operation with Romania, North Macedonia on the environment

May 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Romania

Bulgaria’s Cabinet, meeting on May 15, approved agreements with the Republic of North Macedonia and with Romania on aspects of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister pledges to deal with the ‘many problems’ in the sector

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

Bulgaria’s new Agriculture Minister, Dessislava Taneva, has stated a commitment to solving the many problems the country’s farmers face, saying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 1.1% economic growth in Q1 2019 – flash estimate

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 1.1 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.7% inflation in April

May 15, 2019May 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in April, up from 3.6 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria grants close to 300 000 leva for humanitarian aid for Syria and Yemen

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on May 15 to grant 293 375 leva (about 150 000 euro) in aid to assistant in

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Bulgaria 

European Commission names municipalities in Bulgaria to get funding for free wi-fi

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

A number of municipalities in Bulgaria are among 3400 across the EU that will be given vouchers each worth 15

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Europe 

European Citizens’ Initiative launched, calling on EU to ‘Save the Bees’

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on May 15 that it had agreed to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Save the bees!

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wads of 100 euro notes bound in stacks
Europe 

New system launched to help EU countries counter VAT fraud

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission announced on May 15 the launch of a new system, the Transaction Network Analysis (TNA), to help

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General asks security agency for information on undeclared holdings of top politicians

May 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the State Agency for National Security for all information the agency has about assets

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