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Month: November 2019

Bulgaria 

Report: Sofia cheaper than average city in Europe for international schools

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia is cheaper than the average city in Europe for international schools: sixth cheapest out of 21 cities, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President signs decree to appoint Ivan Geshev as next Prosecutor-General

November 26, 2019November 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed on November 26 the decree formally appointing Ivan Geshev as the country’s Prosecutor-General, after his

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to grant 200 000 leva to aid Albania recover from earthquake

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry is to grant 200 000 leva (about 100 000 euro) to assist Albania’s recovery from the November

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Bulgaria 

Interior Minister: Bulgaria ready to send crews, equipment to aid earthquake-hit Albania

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

Bulgaria is ready to send rescue crews and equipment to Albania to help track down injured people and deal with

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Bulgaria 

Signing of hosting agreements for EU’s eight supercomputers, one in Bulgaria

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Earlier this year, eight supercomputing centres in eight EU countries, among them Bulgaria, were selected as hosting entities for the European High Performance

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Europe 

EU mobilises emergency support for Albania following earthquakes

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

Following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake and 3 aftershocks that hit Albania, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated at the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had largest increase in household gas prices in EU

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Between the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2019, the largest increase in household gas prices in

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Bulgaria 

Report: Heroin mainly enters EU at land border-crossing points in Bulgaria and Greece

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Heroin mainly enters the EU at land border-crossing points in Bulgaria and Greece, according to the EU Drug Markets Report

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police in seven-day operation against speeding

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police have begun a seven-day special operation against speeding. The leading causes of road accidents in Bulgaria are

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