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Day: February 14, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual inflation hits new seven-year high 4.2% in January

February 14, 2020February 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.2 per cent inflation in January, data released by the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q4 2019 – flash estimate

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM: Buying voting machines will cost about 30M leva

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Preliminary government estimates are that buying voting machines will cost about 30 million leva (about 15.3 million euro), Bulgarian Deputy

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Bulgaria 

Sixth annual ‘Coffee of Tolerance’ held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 14, 2020February 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The leaders of the Muslim community in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv held on February 14 the sixth annual “Coffee of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on general strike in Greece on February 18

February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to citizens that a general strike is planned to be held in Greece

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Bulgaria 

WJC urges Bulgarian Academy of Science to correct gross historical manipulation about labour camps for Jewish men during WW2

February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has urged Bulgarian Academy of Science head Julian Revalski to publicly correct the gross historical

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Bulgaria 

World Jewish Congress welcomes court action against organisers of Lukov March

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The World Jewish Congress has written to Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev expressing sincere gratitude for the prosecutor’s application in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisations welcome prosecutor’s move against Lukov March organisers

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Central Israelite Religious Council has written to Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev commending the steps taken against antisemitism and hate speech

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s marriage rate just below EU average – Eurostat

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had a marriage rate of 4.1 per 1000 inhabitants in 2018, just below the European Union average of 4.4

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