Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week four
Ataka party leader Volen Siderov, in front of cameras, submitted his resignation from Parliament on Thursday (stifles yawn). Now you
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Month: October 2019
Protests against election of Ivan Geshev as Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General continue
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’s 2019 local elections: Booze bans in Plovdiv, Stara Zagora
The sale, serving and use of alcohol at eating establishments and other public places is banned in Plovdiv on October
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Bulgarian railways to halt trains for an hour on October 27 as clocks change to winter time
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to halt 13 passenger trains at various stations on October 27 as clocks change to
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Juncker Plan to support micro-enterprises in Bulgaria
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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As clocks set to change on October 27, EU negotiations on daylight saving have stalled
Clocks in Bulgaria go back an hour at 4am on October 27, to 3am, in what may be one of
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EU to decide on Brexit extension — but then what?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is waiting on the word from the other 27 EU heads of state and government
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European Parliament: Failure to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia a mistake
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 24 to label the failure to start EU accession negotiations with the Republic
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Thomas Cook bankruptcy: European Parliament calls for mitigation of fallout
In a resolution adopted on October 24, members of the European Parliament expressed concern over the 600 000 people left
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