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EU mobilises emergency support for Albania following earthquakes

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

Following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake and 3 aftershocks that hit Albania, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated at the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had largest increase in household gas prices in EU

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Between the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2019, the largest increase in household gas prices in

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Bulgaria 

Report: Heroin mainly enters EU at land border-crossing points in Bulgaria and Greece

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Heroin mainly enters the EU at land border-crossing points in Bulgaria and Greece, according to the EU Drug Markets Report

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police in seven-day operation against speeding

November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police have begun a seven-day special operation against speeding. The leading causes of road accidents in Bulgaria are

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Europe 

Three dead, 140 injured as 6.4 Richter scale earthquake hits Adriatic coast near Albania

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook the Adriatic coast near Albania shortly before 3am on November 26,

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Bulgaria 

After the Trump-Borissov meeting: The joint statement

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

This is the full text of the joint statement after the November 25 meeting at the White House between US

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 94M euro state aid for waste-to-energy co-generation plant in Sofia

November 25, 2019November 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 25 that it has approved Bulgaria’s request for about 94 million euro in state

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ weather warning over heavy rain forecast for Bulgaria’s Bourgas

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather has been issued for the district of Bourgas on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

More than 30 000 reports of domestic violence to emergency number 112 in Bulgaria this year

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 30 000 reports of domestic violence have been made to emergency number 112 in Bulgaria so far in

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