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Day: October 1, 2019

Bulgaria 

Agriculture Minister: African Swine Fever has cost Bulgaria 20% of its pigs

October 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have meant the loss of about 20 per cent of the pigs in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament committees approve European Commission nomination of Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament

The Culture and Education and Industry, Research and Energy committees of the European Parliament have unanimously approved the nomination of

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Bulgaria 

Hearing of Palfreeman case in Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation brought forward to October 7

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The hearing in Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation of an application to review and suspend the parole granted to Australian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: The battle for Rousse

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Rousse

In Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral elections, the contest in the Danube city of Rousse is one of the most interesting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: The ‘battle’ for Bourgas

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria local elections 2019

In the 2019 mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on October 27, the “battle” may be less

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January – September 2019 road death toll was 443

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 443 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads from January 1 to September 30 2019, the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-August 2019 Budget surplus at 1.11B leva

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first eight months of 2019 was 1.11 billion

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