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Month: June 2019

Bulgaria 

Final talks on Bulgaria’s F-16 fighter jets acquisition next week – minister

June 21, 2019June 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A US delegation will visit Bulgaria next week for final talks on Bulgaria’s proposed acquisition of eight F-16 fighter jets,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs shelve vote on bill to cut state subsidies for political parties

June 21, 2019June 25, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Valeri Simeonov

Bulgaria’s Parliament postponed the vote on the second reading of the bill that would cut state subsidies for political parties

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian appeals court dismisses confiscation suit against former deputy Parliament Speaker

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Appellate Court ruled on June 21 to terminate the asset forfeiture lawsuit filed by Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body against former

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors file lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on June 21 that it formally filed the lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor for transport

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Eurohold Holding agrees to buy CEZ assets for 335M euro

June 21, 2019June 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian insurance and asset management group Eurohold Holding said on June 20 that it has agreed to buy the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: US wants 2.2BN leva for F-16 fighter jets

June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The United States has proposed that Bulgaria pay 2.2 billion leva (about 1.12 billion euro) for the package of eight

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Bulgaria 

State Dept: Bulgaria does not fully meet minimum standards to stop human trafficking

June 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The government of Bulgaria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria shows 54.9M euro outflow in January-April 2019

June 20, 2019June 25, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2019 recorded an outflow of 54.9 million euro, the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria has lowest prices of alcohol, tobacco in the EU

June 20, 2019June 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Romania have prices of alcohol that are 74 per cent of the European Union average, making them the

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