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Day: December 17, 2019

Bulgaria 

Prosecutors probe destruction of archaeology in construction of building in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

December 17, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has opened an investigation into the destruction of archaeology, dating from Late Antiquity, during

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Bulgaria 

After row over big-budget European Capital of Culture opening, Plovdiv to spend 50 000 leva on closing

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The budget for the January 12 2020 closing event of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 is a relatively

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Bulgaria 

Motorist fined 1050 leva for 235km/h on Bulgarian motorway fails in court challenge

December 17, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A motorist caught by a speed camera driving at 235km/h on Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway has failed in a court challenge

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has 10th-highest beer consumption per capita in EU – Brewers of Europe

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The consumption of beer per capita in Bulgaria in 2018 was 75 litres, the 10th-highest in the European Union, according

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Bulgaria 

Water restrictions in Bulgaria’s Pernik to become stricter on December 18

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Water restrictions in the Bulgarian town of Pernik, introduced in mid-November, are to become stricter as of December 18. Mayor

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 2.3% in January – November 2019

December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – November 2019 was 2.3 per cent higher than

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Europe 

Asylum applications in EU+ reached a new peak in October 2019

December 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 587 000 applications have been lodged in the EU+ since the beginning of 2019, up by 11 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has third-highest percentage of Caesarean births in EU – Eurostat

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At 43.1 per cent, Bulgaria has the third-highest percentage of Caesarean births among European Union countries, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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