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Day: December 18, 2019

Bulgaria 

Painted fragment of Berlin Wall to be unveiled in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv on December 19

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

A fragment of the Berlin Wall, painted by French artist Thierry Noir, will be unveiled in front of Exhibition Hall

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new prosecutor-general Ivan Geshev sworn in

December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Ivan Geshev was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on December 18 in a ceremony brought forward by three weeks after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs introduce patent tax aimed at short-term rental properties

December 18, 2019December 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 18 a bill of amendments to the country’s Tax Code, which includes

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police catch 286 drink-drivers in a week

December 18, 2019December 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A seven-day special operation by Bulgaria’s Traffic Police against drink-driving resulted in netting of 286 motorists over the legal blood-alcohol

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Business 

Bulgaria’s BDZ signs 137M leva contract with Alstom for overhaul of electric and diesel engines

December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

BDZ Passenger Transport Ltd has signed a contract valued at 137 million leva (about 70 million euro) with Alstom Transport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers narrow-gauge rail steam train trip on December 21

December 18, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on the Septembri – Velingrad narrow-gauge railway line on December 21, with

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