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Day: October 17, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to investigate one, press no charges against others detained in football racism row

October 17, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 17 that it would open a pre-trial investigation against one person, while declining to

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Bulgaria 

Declaration by 12 NGOs: Bulgaria needs a zero tolerance policy on racism and hatred

October 17, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In a joint declaration on October 17, 12 Bulgarian NGOs called for the country to have a policy of zero

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Bulgaria 

Media regulator fires Svetoslav Kostov as head of Bulgarian National Radio

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM)  voted unanimously on October 17 to dismiss Svetoslav Kostov as director-general

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Europe 

Romania’s Kövesi formally endorsed to become European Chief Prosecutor

October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

European Parliament President David Sassoli and the leaders of Parliament’s political groups have formally endorsed Laura Codruţa Kövesi to become

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s FM: Postponing EU talks with North Macedonia, Albania, would be a mistake

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Macedonia

Bulgaria believes that postponing the start of European Union membership talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania would

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Europe 

EU summit poses burning questions beyond just Brexit

October 17, 2019 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Even without Brexit, the European Union has enough problems on its plate to fill the agenda for its two-day Brussels summit,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had largest decrease in people at risk of poverty – Eurostat

October 17, 2019October 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Among European Union countries, Bulgaria had the highest percentage of people at risk of poverty in 2018, but the country

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 1.7% in January – September 2019

October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to September 2019 increased by 1.7 per cent compared with the first

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