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European Commissioner: African Swine Fever situation in Bulgaria remains very serious

September 7, 2019September 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The African Swine Fever (ASF) situation in Bulgaria remains very serious and rigorous measures to deal with the infection must

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Bulgaria 

Some clouds, rain forecast for Bulgaria’s September 6 long weekend

September 5, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads into the first long weekend in September 2019 with a weather forecast that predicts continued high temperatures, although

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Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on Military Intelligence Act amendments

September 5, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly returned from summer recess to familiar business, overturning President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the Military

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Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2019

September 5, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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African Swine Fever: 7400 farmers in Bulgaria apply for compensation

September 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

More than 7400 applications have been submitted by farmers in Bulgaria awaiting compensation for pigs killed because of African Swine

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Bulgaria 

Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ to be performed in English in Sofia in October

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Munich-based America Drama Group Europe, in co-operation with TNT Britain Theatre, will perform an English-language musical theatre version of

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Bulgaria 

Russian embassy responds to Bulgarian Foreign Ministry criticism of September 1944 commemoration

September 4, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Russian embassy in Sofia has responded to the sharp criticism levelled at it by Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry over an

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No-deal Brexit: EC publishes checklist for businesses trading with UK

September 4, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The European Commission said on September 4 that it had published a detailed checklist to help businesses trading with the

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Bulgaria 

Traffic Police in Bulgaria’s capital to fine riders of electric scooters

September 4, 2019September 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Electric scooters have no right to travel on roads in Sofia and traffic police would penalise users, Commissioner Lyubomir Kostadinov,

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