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Month: August 2019

Bulgaria 

Third day of ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

August 13, 2019August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

For a third day running, Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for the south-western district

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Business 

Overnight stays earned Bulgarian tourism 484M leva in first half of 2019

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Revenue from overnight stays in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in the first half of 2019 exceeded 484 million leva

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways commissions street artist to decorate locomotive

August 13, 2019August 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ inaugurated on August 13 a locomotive redecorated at its request by street artist Stanislav “Nasimo” Trifonov.

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Bulgaria 

Another ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for the south-western district of Blagoevgrad because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry transfers $1.2BN to US for eight F-16s

August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has transferred to the US the entire amount of $ 1.2 billion under international government procurement

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – June 2019 up 6.3% year-on-year

August 12, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total value of goods exported from Bulgaria in January to June 2019 was 6.3 per cent higher than in

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Europe 

Asylum applications in EU+ 10% up in H1 2019 on annual basis

August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of asylum applications in the EU+ countries in the first half of 2019 was 10 per cent higher

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Compulsory culling of pigs begins in southern Bulgaria

August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

After the passing of the deadline for owners of domestic pigs in southern Bulgaria to kill them as a measure

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian traffic police begin week-long operation against speeding

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police began on August 12 a week-long operation against speeding, the Interior Ministry said. The operation, continuing to

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