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Month: July 2019

Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Coin from time of Bulgaria’s 13th century Tsar found at Perperikon

July 20, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A coin from the time of Tsar Ivan Assen II, ruler of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241, has been found

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Bulgarian Food Safety Agency checks farmers’ markets

July 20, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

An inspection in Sofia by officials from the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and the Sofia municipal inspectorate made some of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to invite bids to supply combat vehicles in 1.46BN leva project

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry says that requests for proposals are to be sent to four companies to bid to supply 150

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approves Budget amendments catering for F-16 deal

July 19, 2019July 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on July 19 to approve amendments to the 2019 Budget Act to cater for the $1.25 billion

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament ratifies four contracts for F-16 deal

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 19 to approve the ratification of the four contracts for the country’s $1.25 billion

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria shows 55.9M euro outflow in January-May 2019

July 19, 2019July 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2019 recorded an outflow of 55.9 million euro, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian to be chief spokesperson of European Commission

July 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Mina Andreeva is to be the chief spokesperson of the European Commission because incumbent Margaritis Schinas is to be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv erects columns at ancient Roman Forum site

July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The mayor of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, Ivan Totev, was on hand on July 18 as restored ancient columns were

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport terrorist attack: Seven years on, mourning, and justice pending

July 18, 2019July 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Israel

Hours before the summer dusk gathered, once again, a ceremony of commemoration was held for the victims of the 2012

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