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Month: October 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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Bulgaria 

As clocks set to change on October 27, EU negotiations on daylight saving have stalled

October 24, 2019October 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria go back an hour at 4am on October 27, to 3am, in what may be one of

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Europe 

EU to decide on Brexit extension — but then what?

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Deutsche Welle Brexit

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is waiting on the word from the other 27 EU heads of state and government

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Europe 

European Parliament: Failure to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia a mistake

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 24 to label the failure to start EU accession negotiations with the Republic

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Europe 

Thomas Cook bankruptcy: European Parliament calls for mitigation of fallout

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In a resolution adopted on October 24, members of the European Parliament expressed concern over the 600 000 people left

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