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Day: December 5, 2019

Europe 

North Macedonia takes step forward towards full membership of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

December 5, 2019December 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A plenary meeting in Luxembourg of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has agreed to raise the status of the

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Bulgaria 

TEDxVitosha 2020. The Dream Maker

December 5, 2019January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Dreaming: is it just a fantasy or…? We’ll talk about it later. But first – what is TEDxVitosha? It is

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q3 2019

December 5, 2019December 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels Bulgarian diplomat in tit-for-tat over espionage row

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow was summoned on December 5 to the Russian Foreign Ministry to be handed a note declaring

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Bulgaria 

More than 100 tons of chicken with salmonella reached Bulgarian market – report

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At least 100 tons of chicken infected with salmonella has reached the Bulgarian market, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency told

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Bulgaria 

ECJ rules in favour of Bulgarian utilities in heating bills case

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

The Court of Justice of the European Union said on December 5 that Bulgarian legislation, which requires each owner of

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Bulgaria 

Canada to open consulate in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved the opening of a Canadian consulate in Sofia, to be headed by an honorary consular officer,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves 3.7M leva to prevent spread of African Swine Fever

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved additional transfers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry’s 2019 budget, of 3.7 million leva

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Bulgaria 

Tsvetanov: ‘We must stand against hybrid attacks’

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

“What we have gained during the transition in terms of values, freedoms, and rights must be safeguarded and defended on

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