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Month: November 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov resigns

November 29, 2019December 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted on November 29 the resignation of Bisser Petkov as Minister of Labour and Social

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2019 was 4.2%

November 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2019 was 4.2 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent a month earlier, European Union

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Perspectives 

The makings of a ‘geopolitical’ European Commission

November 29, 2019 Mark Leonard of the ECFR European Commission

On December 1, Ursula von der Leyen will finally take office as president of the European Commission. She has promised

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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria more positive in November 2019

November 29, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Business sentiment in Bulgaria was more positive in November 2019 compared with the previous month, according to a monthly poll

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Bulgaria 

EC advances two infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 28 that it was taking further action in two existing infringement proceedings against Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

EC report sees shortcomings in Bulgaria’s health care situation

November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The life expectancy of Bulgarians has improved but is still the lowest in the EU. This is according to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Red Cross joins in aiding areas hardest-hit by earthquake in Albania

November 28, 2019December 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) is providing, through the Albanian Red Cross, essential items from its disaster reserve to aid

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Bulgaria 

Longest railway tunnel in the Balkans to be built on Sofia – Plovdiv line

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) has signed a contract worth more than 498.8 million leva, excluding VAT, with a

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Bulgaria 

EASC welcomes adoption of Strategic Partnership Framework between US and Bulgaria

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Euro-Atlantic Security Centre welcomes the adoption on November 26 2019 of the Strategic Partnership Framework between the US and

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