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Month: July 2019

Bulgaria 

EU summer forecast leaves Bulgaria 2019 growth estimate unchanged at 3.3%

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 10, kept the growth estimate for the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President decrees October 27 date for 2019 municipal elections

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has decreed October 27 as the date for the 2019 elections of municipal

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Bulgaria 

Siderov says his ouster means ‘torpedoing’ of Bulgaria’s governing coalition

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Ataka leader Volen Siderov, ousted as leader of the parliamentary group of the United Patriots, accused the leaders of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government proposes state honour for Bulgarian Jewish ‘Shalom’ President

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s government said after a Cabinet meeting on July 10 that it was proposing to the President to confer on

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Bulgaria 

Government of North Macedonia decides on celebrating historical figures jointly with Bulgaria

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

North Macedonia’s government has approved a report on celebrating key historical figures jointly with Bulgaria, noting that a joint historical

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient church found at Bulgaria’s Misionis site

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Remnants of a church estimated to date from the end of the First Bulgarian Kingdom – about the 11th century

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors charge Sevlievo customs head over 10 years of alleged bribery

July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has laid charges against Yordanka Kostadinova, head of the customs office in the town of Sevlievo,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Croatia had second-largest population decrease among EU countries – Eurostat

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

As at January 1 2019, Latvia had the largest annual population decrease in the European Union, dropping by 7.5 percentage

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Black Sea Act amendments

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian Parliament voted on July 10 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s Black Sea Act

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