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Day: October 22, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and racism: Call for legislation to get tough

October 22, 2019October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has approached the Prosecutor’s Office to amend the country’s legislation to get

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Europe 

European Commission: Croatia on the way to join Schengen

October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Schengen

The European Commission considers that, based on the results of the Schengen evaluation process initiated in 2016, Croatia has taken

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Bulgaria 

Democratic Bulgaria quits support for mayoral candidate named State Security agent

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Dossier Commission

The Democratic Bulgaria coalition announced on October 22 that it was withdrawing its support for a mayoral candidate exposed the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: 137 candidate mayors worked for communist-era secret services

October 22, 2019October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

A total of 137 candidate mayors in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 local elections were named by the Dossier Commission on October

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Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 27 2019

October 22, 2019October 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 27 2019, going back an hour to 3am. This

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria a step closer to end of CVM on judicial reform and fight against corruption

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has moved a step closer to the end of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), put in place when

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Europe 

Romania CVM report finds more evidence of backtracking on judicial reform

October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Romania

For a second year running, the European Commission delivered a negative assessment of Romania’s efforts under the Cooperation and Verification

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: CEC gives permission for arrest of five candidates

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced on October 22 that it had given permission to the Special Prosecutor’s Office to arrest

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Europe 

European Parliament adopts plan to keep 2020 EU funding for UK in no-deal Brexit scenario

October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, European Parliament

UK researchers, students and farmers should continue to get EU support in the event of a no-deal Brexit, under provisions

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