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Day: August 1, 2019

Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: More than 100 000 pigs in northern Bulgaria killed

August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Bulgaria have resulted in more than 100 000 pigs being culled in the

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Mayors in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik district vow to defy slaughter order

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Mayors of 31 villages in the district of Pazardzhik in Bulgaria have issued a joint statement saying that they will

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Bulgaria 

In Skopje, Bulgarian PM urges joint historical commission ‘to work daily’

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Visiting Skopje, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has urged a joint Bulgarian-North Macedonia historical commission to “work daily” to come

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM in Skopje to celebrate two years of good-neighbourliness treaty

August 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has arrived in Skopje, where together with his North Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev, he will

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Europe 

European Commission calls on all EU member states to recognise Roma Holocaust

August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has called on all EU countries to recognise the Roma Holocaust and to mark August 2 as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian TV showman says he will found a political party

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

After 19 years on the air, Bulgarian television showman Slavi Trifonov’s nightly broadcast came to an end, with an announcement

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Three silver Venetian coins found at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress

August 1, 2019August 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Excavations at Bulgaria’s Rusokastro Fortress site have revealed three silver Venetian coins in very good condition, the Regional Historical Museum

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Bulgaria 

‘Archaeology of Memory’ exhibition opens in Sofia on August 1

August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Archaeology of Memory” opens at the Sofia Arsenal Museum for Contemporary Art on August 1 at 6.30pm

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first seven months of 2019 is 311

August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 311 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2019, the Interior

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