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Month: May 2019

Bulgaria 

Residence permits issued to non-EU citizens in Bulgaria rose 41% in 2017

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

The number of residence permits granted to non-EU citizens in Bulgaria in 2017 was 41 per cent higher than in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: GERB and BSP squabble over Kövesi

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova

With just a few days to Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Booze ban in Plovdiv, other places

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

The sale of alcohol on Bulgaria’s European Parliament election day, May 26, has been banned in Plovdiv and a few

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Bulgaria 

7000 ha of crops damaged by hail, storms in Bulgaria – Agriculture Minister

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

About 7000 hectares of agricultural land in Bulgaria have been damaged by recent torrential rains and hailstorms, Agriculture Minister Dessislava

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Europe 

EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the European Commission is launching on May 21

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Bulgaria 

Strike cancels Alitalia flights between Rome and Sofia on May 21

May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Alitalia flights between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on May 21 have been cancelled because of a

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Europe 

Council of EU adopts ban on single-use plastic products

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The final step towards a ban in the European Union on a number of single-use plastic products – including plates,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Preparations ‘going well’

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Preparations for the European Parliament elections to be held in Bulgaria on May 26 2019 are going well and all

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria shows 254.4M euro outflow in Q1 2019

May 20, 2019May 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year recorded an outflow of 254.4 million euro,

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