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Month: August 2019

Bulgaria 

ASF: Three industrial pig farms in Bulgaria await 1.5M leva compensation

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Three industrial pig farms in the Rousse district in Bulgaria where outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) were confirmed are

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Bulgaria 

Skopje rejects Bulgaria’s call for special meeting of historical commission

August 4, 2019August 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Republic of North Macedonia has turned down a request by Bulgaria for a special meeting of the joint commission

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Bulgaria 

Romania ‘disappointed’ by Bulgarian PM blaming its tourists for ASF

August 4, 2019August 6, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency African Swine Fever, Boiko Borissov, Romania

The Foreign Ministry of Romania says that it is disappointed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov blaming Romanian tourists for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s African Swine Fever outbreaks: Counting the cost

August 4, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The culling at three industrial pig farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse district where outbreaks of African Swine Fever were confirmed means

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders send condolences after El Paso mass shooting

August 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has sent a cable of condolences to US President Donald Trump after the mass shooting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Georgieva: ‘Honoured to be nominated to head IMF’

August 3, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva said that it was an honour to be nominated to be the next managing director of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns travellers over Heathrow Airport strike

August 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued an advisory on August 3 calling on travellers to monitor online information about flights connecting Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Man dies, woman seriously injured as violent storms sweep Sofia, Plovdiv

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

A man died and a woman is in critical condition after violent storms swept Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

EU finance chiefs nominate Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva to head IMF

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive of the World Bank, narrowly beat the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem – a former head of

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