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Month: June 2019

Bulgaria 

Traffickers ‘transported 30 to 40 migrants a week’ through Bulgaria to Western Europe

June 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A human trafficking group bust by Bulgarian law enforcement had been trafficking about 30 to 40 people a week through

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Decision by end of July on cutting state subsidies for political parties

June 25, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

A decision will be taken by the end of July on how much to reduce state subsidies for political parties,

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Europe 

EU study: ‘No East-West divide in food products’

June 25, 2019June 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An analysis of nearly 1400 food products in 19 European Union countries has found that nine per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Asylum applications in Bulgaria down 31% in 2018 – EASO

June 25, 2019June 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 2535 asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2018, a decrease of 31 per cent compared with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Black Sea Act amendments

June 24, 2019June 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on June 24 that he has vetoed amendments to the Black Sea Act that ban

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Bulgaria 

Fire at Bulgaria power plant contained, caused no injuries – Energy Minister

June 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A fire at Bulgaria’s Maritsa Iztok 2 coal-powered thermal plant on June 24, which resulted in the collapse of one

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for four districts in Bulgaria for June 25

June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Authorities in Bulgaria have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for four districts in the country for June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria anti-corruption body finds no conflict of interest in politicians’ apartment deals

June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission has completed a probe into apartment purchases by several senior politicians, finding that none of them breached

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Europe 

Strategic defeat for Erdogan, Imamoglu the new mayor of Istanbul

June 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

With a clear victory, 49-year-old Ekrem Imamoglu won the repeat municipal elections in Istanbul on June 23. The opposition candidate

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