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Day: October 12, 2020

Bulgaria 

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance unveils working definition of antigypsyism

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) announced on October 12 the adoption of an internationally accepted non-legally binding working definition

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in ‘mirror’ move for expulsion of Russian diplomats

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on October 12 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jews welcome Facebook’s decision to prohibit Holocaust denial and distortion

October 12, 2020October 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The decision announced by Facebook on October 12 to update its hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for six districts in Bulgaria

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for six districts in western Bulgaria because of strong

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Bulgaria 

Graffiti death threats against participants in Bulgaria’s ‘Plovdiv Against Hatred’ event

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The homes of two of the participants in the October 10 “Plovdiv Against Hatred” event have been daubed with graffiti

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Europe 

Belarus: EU foreign ministers say ‘restrictive measures’ against Lukashenko possible

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus

European Union foreign ministers said on October 12 that the bloc was ready to take further restrictive measures against entities

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments’ revenue dropped 47.4% in August 2020 y/y

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Total revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in August 2020 was 198.7 million leva, about 47.4 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – August 2020 down 8.4% y/y

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – August 2020 amounted to 35 230.5 million

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Bulgaria 

National minorities in Bulgaria: Roma still exposed to high levels of discrimination – report

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has made progress in the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities through advancing non-discrimination

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