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Month: December 2019

Bulgaria 

Huge turnout at Sofia Synagogue as Bulgaria’s Jewish community celebrates Hannukah

December 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The great hall of Sofia Central Synagogue saw a turnout of many hundreds of celebrants as the Bulgarian Jewish community,

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Europe 

Croatia’s presidential hopefuls to face runoff election

December 23, 2019December 26, 2019 VOANews Croatia

Croatia’s conservative president trailed her leftist rival in Sunday’s election, but garnered enough votes to force a runoff early next

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2019 was 953.3M euro

December 20, 2019December 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 953.3 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Festive Season traffic: Bulgaria restricts lorries from motorways

December 20, 2019December 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Lorries have been banned from using Bulgaria’s motorways and several main roads at certain times as car traffic is expected

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Bulgaria 

Going higher and higher with TEDxVitosha 2020

December 20, 2019December 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The year 2020 is all about high goals, high promises and high expectations. With TEDxVitosha the bar is boldly being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria shortlists five companies in Belene nuclear station tender

December 19, 2019December 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on December 19 that five companies have been shortlisted in the tender to pick

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Bulgaria 

Four bid to supply 10 new locomotives to Bulgarian state railways

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

There have been four bidders to supply 10 newly-built locomotives to Bulgarian state railways BDZ for use on passenger trains,

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Europe 

EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia by six months

December 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Council of the EU, in a decision on December 19, prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy

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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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