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Month: February 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria earned 3.7B euro from foreign tourism in 2019 – central bank

February 20, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s revenue from foreign tourists added up to 3.7 billion euro in 2019, an increase of 0.4 per cent compared

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador: ‘Right to free speech is not the right to hate speech’

February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The right to free speech is not the right to hate speech, Israel’s ambassador to Bulgaria Yoram Elron told the

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2019 was 629.9M euro

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2019 stood at 629.9 million euro, the equivalent of one per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

‘No to Nazis on our Streets’ to be held in Bulgaria’s Sofia on February 22

February 19, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The latest annual “No to Nazis on our Streets” demonstration will be held in Sofia on February 22, as a

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Bulgaria 

International vine and wine exhibition Vinaria 2020 opens in Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The 28th annual exhibition of vine growing and wine production Vinaria opens at the International Fair Plovdiv on February 19

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Bulgaria 

Balkans’ biggest agribusiness event, Agra 2020, opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Agra 2020, the International Agricultural Exhibition that has established itself as the biggest economic event for agribusiness in South Eastern

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Bulgaria 

Goethe Institute’s Klangkino features classic silent films from Germany with contemporary live music

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Goethe Institute in Sofia is launching the Klangkino initiative, which will feature classic silent films from Germany, accompanied by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC begins disciplinary inquiry into judge barred from US

February 18, 2020February 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The judges college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council voted on February 18 to open a disciplinary inquiry into Specialized Criminal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria provides additional 200 000 leva to help Albania recover from earthquake

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria pledged 200 000 leva (about 100 000 euro) in additional humanitarian aid to Albania at a donor conference held

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