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Month: October 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Nessebur mayor among accused of vote-buying

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

The mayor of the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Nessebur, Nikolai Dimitrov, is accused of heading an organised crime group

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Bulgaria 

Democratic Bulgaria apologises to Bulgarian Jewish leaders over candidate’s Holocaust comment

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Leaders of Democratic Bulgaria met leaders of the Bulgarian Jewish community on October 24 to apologise for a controversial Holocaust

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council elects Ivan Geshev as next Prosecutor-General, amid protests

October 24, 2019October 27, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council approved by 20 votes to four the nomination of Ivan Geshev to be the country’s next

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog bars Eurohold acquisition of CEZ assets

October 24, 2019July 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission (CPC) said on October 24 that it would not allow insurance and asset management group Eurohold

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Europe 

Brexit: European Parliament group leaders support flexible extension to January 31

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The governing body of the European Parliament has recommended to European Council President Donald Tusk acceptance of a further extension

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Bulgaria 

Essex Police: 39 found dead in Bulgarian-registered lorry were Chinese

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

All of the 39 people found dead in a lorry are believed to be Chinese nationals, Essex Police said on

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Europe 

Recruitment drive for European Border and Coast Guard launched

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, launched on October 24 a recruitment campaign for Europe’s first uniformed service

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: 27 members of judiciary failed to declare assets abroad

October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-seven Bulgarian judges, prosecutors and investigators failed to declare bank accounts and properties abroad, in violation of the law, an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Pre-trial proceedings against Democratic Bulgaria candidate in Sofia

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

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said on October 23 that it had given permission for pre-trial proceedings to go ahead against

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