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Month: December 2019

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria allocates 16M leva for MiG-29 fighter jets overhaul

December 4, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on December 4 that it has approved an additional 16 million leva (about 8.2 million euro) to

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Europe 

Europol: 228 money mule recruiters arrested in money-laundering crackdown

December 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Law enforcement, judicial and financial authorities from 31 countries, including Bulgaria, participated in the fifth annual crackdown on money mule

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia sees first snow of winter 2019

December 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The first snow of the winter 2019 season descended on Bulgarian capital city Sofia on December 3. The snowfall began

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Bulgaria 

Parliament approves appointment of Sacheva as new Labour Minister

December 3, 2019December 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 3 to approve Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s nomination of Denitsa Sacheva as Minister of

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