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Registration of parties and coalitions for Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections begins

September 2, 2019September 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Registration of political parties and coalitions for Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections began on the morning of September

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Moody’s raises outlook on Bulgaria’s Baa2 credit rating to positive

September 1, 2019September 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Moody’s credit ratings agency has affirmed Bulgaria’s credit rating at Baa2 and raised the outlook from stable to positive, citing

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first eight months of 2019 is 378

September 1, 2019September 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 378 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and August 31 2019, according to

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New aquapark being built in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

September 1, 2019September 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Construction of a new aquapark in the Vuzrazhdane residential area of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is to be completed by

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Bulgaria January-July 2019 Budget surplus at 3.22B leva

August 30, 2019September 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2019 was

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Brexit: £3 million grant for charities, voluntary organisations to help UK nationals in EU

August 30, 2019September 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The British government is providing up to £3 million in grant funding for charities and other voluntary organisations who will

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UN: ‘Dramatic resurgence’ of measles threatens European region

August 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Europe has lost ground in eliminating measles, as the number of countries having achieved or sustained elimination of the disease has

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Bulgaria 

Polish Institute in Sofia to screen Battle of Britain film to mark 80th anniversary of start of Second World War

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Polish Institute in Sofia is to screen the 2018 film Squadron 303 on September 3 to mark the 80th

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Bulgaria sends first of eight Su-25 aircraft to Belarus for overhaul

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has sent the first of a total of eight Soviet-era Su-25 military aircraft to Belarus for overhauling and retrofitting,

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