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Month: September 2019

Bulgaria 

75 years on, Bulgaria deeply divided over Soviet army invasion

September 9, 2019September 11, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Some laid flowers in honour of the Soviet soldiers and others laid flowers in memory of the victims of communism.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General requests withdrawal of citizenship of two foreign-born nationals

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has requested that the Minister of Justice asks the President to revoke the citizenship of two foreign-born

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Bulgaria 

British Airways flights to and from Sofia Airport cancelled due to pilots strike

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

British Airways flights to and from Sofia Airport were cancelled on September 9 as BALPA union pilots began a two-day

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 6th century BCE bronze statuette found on Bulgaria’s Cyricus island

September 8, 2019September 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists have found a bronze statuette of a ram’s head, said to date from the sixth century BCE, on St

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Bulgaria 

Central Synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia celebrating 110 years since inauguration

September 8, 2019September 15, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

September 9 marks the 110th anniversary of Sofia Central Synagogue, the building that is the spiritual home of the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: ‘No porno journalism’ campaign after site posts obscene photos

September 7, 2019September 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Media

The Association of European Journalists Bulgaria, media websites and the Association of Bulgarian Broadcasters have reacted sharply after a website

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Bulgaria 

European Commissioner: African Swine Fever situation in Bulgaria remains very serious

September 7, 2019September 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The African Swine Fever (ASF) situation in Bulgaria remains very serious and rigorous measures to deal with the infection must

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Bulgaria 

European Commission: Bulgaria had 625M euro ‘VAT Gap’ in 2017

September 7, 2019September 9, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria had a “VAT Gap” – the difference between expected VAT revenue and the amount actually collected – of 625

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Bulgaria 

Some clouds, rain forecast for Bulgaria’s September 6 long weekend

September 5, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads into the first long weekend in September 2019 with a weather forecast that predicts continued high temperatures, although

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