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Day: October 25, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week four

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019

Ataka party leader Volen Siderov, in front of cameras, submitted his resignation from Parliament on Thursday (stifles yawn). Now you

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Bulgaria 

Protests against election of Ivan Geshev as Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General continue

October 25, 2019October 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Protesters against the election of Ivan Geshev as Bulgaria’s next Prosecutor-General blocked the Eagle Bridge intersection in the centre of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Booze bans in Plovdiv, Stara Zagora

October 25, 2019October 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The sale, serving and use of alcohol at eating establishments and other public places is banned in Plovdiv on October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways to halt trains for an hour on October 27 as clocks change to winter time

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to halt 13 passenger trains at various stations on October 27 as clocks change to

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Bulgaria 

Juncker Plan to support micro-enterprises in Bulgaria

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Juncker Plan’s European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is backing a financing agreement in Bulgaria to support micro-enterprises, the

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