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Month: November 2019

Bulgaria 

US-funded housing for elderly with special needs opens in Bulgaria’s Sliven

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

United States ambassador Herro Mustafa to Bulgaria and Sliven mayor Stefan Radev inaugurated on November 13 a new US government-built

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Bulgaria 

Farmer assaults Bulgarian Food Safety Agency inspector during pig euthanasia

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

A pig farmer was arrested after assaulting a Bulgarian Food Safety Agency inspector who was part of a team who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Visits by foreign tourists to Plovdiv up 6.5% in January-August 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Visits by foreign tourists to Plovdiv, the Bulgarian city holding the European Capital of Culture 2019, were 6.5 per cent

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Eurohold appeals against watchdog decision barring deal for CEZ assets

November 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian insurance and asset management group Eurohold Holding said on November 12 that it has lodged an appeal against the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends deadline for updated offers to supply new naval patrol vessels

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The deadline for bidders who have applied to supply Bulgaria with two new naval patrol vessels to update their offers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria condemns ‘Islamic Jihad’ rocket attacks targeting civilians in Israel

November 12, 2019November 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria denounces the firing of rockets against populated areas and targeting of civilians, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said on

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Bulgaria 

Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia in top five EU net personal transfer recipients again in 2018

November 12, 2019November 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Three European Union member states in south-eastern Europe were once again among the largest net recipients of personal transfers in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2019 up by 3.2% on annual basis – NSI

November 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The value of Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2019 amounted to 42 636.7 million leva, 3.2 per cent higher

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Nessebur transported from custody to be sworn in

November 11, 2019November 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

In a packed municipal hall in Bulgaria’s seaside town of Nessebur, Nikolai Dimitrov was sworn in on November 11 for

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