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Agriculture Ministry: Bulgaria producing about 90.8M litres of wine in 2019

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff wine

According to preliminary data, the quantity of grapes processed in Bulgaria in 2019 will add up to about 126.2 million

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Bulgaria 

Pernik water restrictions: Prosecutors investigate, government grants funds for water project

November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov and Deputy Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev held talks on November 22 with Pernik mayor Stanislav Vladimirov about the

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Bulgaria 

US ambassador: Borissov’s meeting with Trump will be ‘positive and productive visit’

November 22, 2019November 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The meeting scheduled with US President Donald Trump for November 25 when Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov visits Washington DC

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Bulgaria 

Protests against election of Simeonov as Bulgarian Parliament’s Deputy Speaker

November 22, 2019November 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

Mothers of children with disabilities and NGOs are protesting against the election of Valeri Simeonov, leader of ultra-nationalist party the

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Europe 

European Parliament to vote on Von der Leyen Commission on November 27

November 21, 2019November 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Leaders of the European Parliament have declared closed the process of hearings of candidates for the next European Commission, to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Maria Gabriel elected vice-president of European People’s Party

November 21, 2019November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Maria Gabriel was elected as First Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) on November 21, Prime

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: This year Bulgaria exceeds 3% of GDP on defence spending

November 21, 2019November 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

In 2019, Bulgaria is exceeding three per cent of GDP on defence spending, and with its Nato allies is spending

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Europe 

European People’s Party elects Donald Tusk as its president

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The congress of the centre-right European People’s Party has overwhelmingly elected Donald Tusk as the EPP President with 491 in

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Bulgaria 

Heads of three Bulgarian hospitals suspended pending probe into death of 3-year-old child

November 20, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The heads of three hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation into

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