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Day: July 16, 2019

Europe 

Germany’s von der Leyen voted new European Commission president

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Deutsche Welle

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has won the vote to become the next president of the European Commission, and

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Bulgaria 

High state honour conferred on outgoing Israeli ambassador to Bulgaria

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Roumen Radev

At a ceremony on July 16, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conferred the high state honour of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria confirms cyber attack on tax agency captured personal data

July 16, 2019July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian officials confirmed on July 16 that a cyber attack on the National Revenue Agency gained access to the personal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Budget revision on party financing

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on July 16 that he has vetoed the 2019 Budget Act revision that cut the

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria and the Holocaust: The struggle for truth

July 16, 2019March 8, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

It is a battle for historical truth, a battle against fake news, a battle against Holocaust distortion, and it is

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Bulgaria 

Partial lunar eclipse on July 16 to be visible from Bulgaria

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The partial lunar eclipse on the night of July 16 into July 17, the last one in 2019, will be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2016

July 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

With 1602 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2016, the most

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