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Month: June 2019

Bulgaria 

Post-election acrimony in Bulgarian Socialist Party in run-up to congress

June 9, 2019June 12, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Kornelia Ninova

The weekend of a meeting of the national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party saw further open criticism of party

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Bulgaria 

Thousands turn out for Sofia Pride 2019

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An estimated more than 6000 people attended Sofia Pride 2019, held in Bulgaria’s capital city on June 8 with the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutors: ‘Islamic State’ recruited 16-year-old who planned Plovdiv bomb attack

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A 16-year-old boy who had been preparing a bomb attack in central Plovdiv had been recruited by the “Islamic State”,

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Bulgaria 

Terrorist attack in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv thwarted – reports

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgarian authorities have thwarted a planned terrorist bomb attack in the city of Plovdiv, arresting a boy in his late

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Support among Bulgarians for adoption of the euro drops to just less than half

June 7, 2019June 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Fifty-three per cent of Bulgarians believe that the euro has been good for the countries that already use the common

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia one of eight sites picked to host European world-class supercomputers

June 7, 2019June 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, EuroHPC, has selected eight sites for supercomputing centres located in eight different EU countries to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation supports Sofia Pride 2019

June 7, 2019June 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia Pride

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has issued a statement of support for Sofia Pride 2019 and the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency begins checks at Black Sea coast

June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said that in connection with the summer tourist season, it had begun checks of various

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria begins new probe into suspected irregularities in funds for guest houses

June 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A new investigation is to begin following suspected irregularities in funding from the State Fund Agriculture for guest house projects,

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