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Bulgaria in diplomatic protest to France over Macron’s reported comments to far-right magazine

November 2, 2019November 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has ordered the country’s ambassador in Paris, Angel Cholakov, to deliver a protest note to

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Bulgarian PM praises Russia for not reciprocating over expulsion of ‘spy’ diplomat

November 1, 2019November 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

It is an honour that, to this day, Russia has not reciprocated to Bulgaria’s expulsion of a diplomat alleged to

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With two months remaining to 2019, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 516

November 1, 2019November 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The road death toll in Bulgaria for the first 10 months of 2019 is 516, according to provisional figures cited

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Bulgaria January-September 2019 Budget surplus at 1.26B leva

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2019 was

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Bulgarian Traffic Police to carry out annual ‘Operation Winter’ in November

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Motorists should prepare their vehicles for the winter to ensure their safety and the safety of other road users, a

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Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft 2020 Budget

October 31, 2019November 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2020 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a cabinet meeting on October 31, which

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Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist VMRO endorses Fandukova in Sofia mayoral election run-off

October 31, 2019November 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Sofia

The ultra-nationalist VMRO has endorsed GERB candidate Yordanka Fandukova in the November 3 second round of mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s

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BSP, Democratic Bulgaria decline to endorse either candidate in Plovdiv mayoral run-off election

October 31, 2019November 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Democratic Bulgaria coalition in Plovdiv have declined to endorse either candidate in the city’s

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European Commission report: More countries than ever hit by forest fires in 2018

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Wildfires destroyed nearly 178 000 hectares (ha) of forests and land in the EU in 2018, according to a European

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