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ASF: Bulgaria’s payment of 300 leva aid to farmers who culled pigs to begin after September 1

August 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Payment of one-off aid of 300 leva (about 150 euro) to farmers who have disinfected their smallholding farms after complying

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Bulgaria 

Police probe ‘blue light’ on Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan’s car

August 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

Police in Sofia and in Plovdiv have begun an investigation following the publication of a photograph of an official car

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Traffic Police: More than 44 500 speeding violations in a week

August 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Traffic Police detected more than 44 500 violations of speed limits across the country during a week-long special speed-control

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives 13 letters of interest in Belene nuclear station tender

August 20, 2019August 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry said on August 20 that it has received letters of interest from 13 candidates in its tender

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Culling begins at another industrial pig farm in Bulgaria

August 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Culling of 4000 pigs at an industrial farm, one of seven in Bulgaria where African Swine Fever (ASF) has been

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Fragment of Roman military diploma found at Bulgaria’s Deultum site

August 19, 2019August 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A fragment of a Roman military diploma has been discovered during excavations in the central part of the Roman city

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian special forces, US Air Force begin joint exercise on August 19

August 19, 2019August 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Joint training involving Bulgarian special forces and the US Air Forces in Europe began on August 19, Bulgaria’s Ministry of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency seized and destroyed nearly 14 000kg of food in July

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency confiscated and destroyed 13 677 kilograms of food in July 2019, the agency said on

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Bulgaria 

Sofia police inspector arrested for demanding 850 leva bribe from motorist

August 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A Sofia police inspector who demanded a bribe of 850 leva (about 434 euro) from a motorist not to issue

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