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Month: July 2019

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s tax agency checking ‘potential weakness’ after alleged data leak

July 15, 2019July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency said on July 15 that it was checking, along with the specialised units of the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court rules to back regulator on gas grid capacity expansion contract

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has ruled against the appeal by the country’s gas grid operation Bulgartransgaz, which sought to overturn

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.8% inflation in June

July 15, 2019July 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.8 per cent inflation in June, a sharp drop from 3.5 per cent

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Business 

Juncker Plan: Further 800M euro for innovative SMEs in 11 countries, including Bulgaria

July 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and ProCredit Group are providing an additional 800 million euro to innovative small and medium-sized

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government approves Budget revision to pay for F-16s

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At a special meeting on July 15, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition Cabinet approved amendments to the 2019 Budget

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Bulgaria 

Bad weather in Bulgaria: Snow on Mussala, diverted flights at Bourgas

July 14, 2019July 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Snow fell on Mount Mussala, the highest peak in Bulgaria, overnight into July 14 as much of the country faced

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece issue dangerous weather warnings over storms forecast for July 14

July 13, 2019July 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for 18 districts because of thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast

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Bulgaria 

Outbreak of African Swine Fever in village in Bulgaria’s Bourgas district

July 13, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency has confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever among domestic pigs in the village of Zidarovo,

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