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EU Council, Parliament reach agreement on EU’s 2020 budget

November 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached agreement on an EU budget for 2020 “which strongly

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Europe 

Fundamental Rights Agency: EU risks creating a ‘lost generation’ of young refugees

November 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

Delays and serious challenges integrating young refugees who have fled war and persecution risk creating a lost generation, according to

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Bulgaria 

Nato’s collective defence guarantees Bulgaria’s national security, Borissov tells Stoltenberg

November 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgaria’s national security and defence are guaranteed only within the framework of Nato’s collective defence, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told

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Bulgaria 

Mario Hossen and Adrian Oetiker: ‘Between Two Worlds’ concert in Sofia on November 25

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Virtuoso violinist Mario Hossen, popularly known as the “Bulgarian Paganini” and Swiss pianist Adrian Oetiker will perform in a concert

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Customs finds 93kg of heroin in lorry at Danube Bridge

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian customs officers found 93.6kg of heroin, separated into 184 packages, during an inspection of a Bulgarian-registered lorry at the

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Bulgaria 

German Christmas Market in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia opens on November 22

November 17, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A traditional German Christmas market is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia for the ninth consecutive year, opening

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejects data protection law clause on media

November 17, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has ruled unconstitutional an article of the Personal Data Protection Act that set out 10 criteria for

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Bulgaria 

Residents of Bulgaria’s Pernik face months of water restrictions

November 17, 2019November 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Water restrictions take effect in Bulgaria’s Pernik municipality on November 18 and could last some months. There will be water

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria competition watchdog dismisses appeals against Sofia Airport concession pick

November 16, 2019November 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has ruled against the appeals lodged by the four losing bidders in the

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