Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Controversy erupts over Sofia municipal candidate’s Holocaust reference
Controversy has erupted after a Sofia municipal election candidate used an inappropriate reference to the Holocaust in a statement on
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
New US ambassador Mustafa presents credentials to President on October 18
Herro Mustafa, the US ambassador to Bulgaria, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Roumen Radev October 18. Before her appointment
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Bulgaria to put new 50 leva banknote in circulation on November 1
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on October 18 that it would put a new 50 leva bill in circulation starting
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Bulgaria to investigate one, press no charges against others detained in football racism row
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 17 that it would open a pre-trial investigation against one person, while declining to
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Declaration by 12 NGOs: Bulgaria needs a zero tolerance policy on racism and hatred
In a joint declaration on October 17, 12 Bulgarian NGOs called for the country to have a policy of zero
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Media regulator fires Svetoslav Kostov as head of Bulgarian National Radio
Statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) voted unanimously on October 17 to dismiss Svetoslav Kostov as director-general
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Romania’s Kövesi formally endorsed to become European Chief Prosecutor
European Parliament President David Sassoli and the leaders of Parliament’s political groups have formally endorsed Laura Codruţa Kövesi to become
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Bulgaria had largest decrease in people at risk of poverty – Eurostat
Among European Union countries, Bulgaria had the highest percentage of people at risk of poverty in 2018, but the country
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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 1.7% in January – September 2019
New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to September 2019 increased by 1.7 per cent compared with the first
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