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Month: January 2020

Bulgaria 

Operation in Bulgaria part of crackdown in nine EU countries against large-scale VAT fraud scheme

January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

During a day of simultaneous and co-ordinated actions in nine EU countries, judicial and police authorities dealt a blow to

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Bulgaria 

Parliament votes Bulgaria’s new Environment Minister into office

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

With backing only from the ruling majority and the votes of two independent MPs, Emil Dimitrov was voted into office

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian driving instructors protest against new regulations

January 14, 2020January 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 400 cars blocked a central part of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on January 14 as driving instructors protested

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition nominates new Environment Minister

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A meeting of the council of Bulgaria’s ruling coalition on January 14 nominated United Patriots MP Emil “Revizoro” Dimitrov to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force pilots begin training ahead of F-16 acquisition

January 13, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Air Force flight crew training ahead of the acquisition of US-made F-16 fighter jets began on January 13 at

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Bulgaria 

Less than half of Bulgarians are aware of EU Passenger Rights – poll

January 13, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty-five per cent of Bulgarians who have travelled by air, long-distance rail, coach, ship or ferry in the previous 12

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2019 up 3.7% on annual basis – NSI

January 13, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2019, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 53 758.2 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv hands over European Capital of Culture title

January 12, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

With charm, aplomb, a large dose of Vivaldi and mercifully short speeches, Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv handed over to Croatia’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian meat processors: Record increase in pork price in 2019

January 12, 2020January 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The price of pork in Bulgaria saw a record increase in 2019, at a rate second only to the hyperinflation

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