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Month: September 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s support for North Macedonia’s EU accession ‘not unconditional’

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria supports the European integration of the Republic of North Macedonia but that should not be at the expense of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence sirens in several cities on October 1

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice warning system is to be tested in Sofia and several other places on October

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Hoard of gold coins found in Bulgaria’s Devnya

September 30, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists have found a valuable gold treasure in the town of Devnya, about 25km from Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: The battle for Varna

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Varna

There are 11 candidates seeking election as mayor of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna in the autumn 2019 local

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Business 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria unchanged in September 2019

September 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that business sentiment in Bulgaria in September 2019

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Bulgaria 

International journalists’, broadcasting bodies speak out on Bulgarian National Radio controversy

September 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined their affiliate, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2019 was 4% – Eurostat

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2019 was four per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on September 30, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways suspends 14 passenger trains because of locomotive shortage

September 29, 2019October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is suspending 14 passenger trains from September 30 to October 20 so that it can use

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Campaigning in Sofia mayoral elections begins

September 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Sofia

Official campaigning in the autumn 2019 mayoral elections in Sofia has begun, with 20 candidates vying to be first citizen

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