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US Navy destroyer USS Porter visits Bulgaria’s port of Varna

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The US Navy destroyer USS Porter is visiting Bulgaria’s main Black Sea port Varna as the Bulgarian Navy celebrates its

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Bulgaria confirms three new cases

August 8, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said on August 8 that it had confirmed three new cases of African Swine Fever

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgarian team finds parts of Serdica’s northern fortification walls

August 8, 2019August 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Parts of the northern fortress walls of Serdica, an ancient name for Sofia, have been discovered by a team of

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General urged to act against ‘National Resistance’ over anti-democratic ideology

August 8, 2019August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has been urged to take action under the country’s Penal Code against Blagovest Assenov, leader of

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Bulgaria 

European Commissioner: African Swine Fever becoming regional problem

August 8, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The African Swine Fever epidemic is becoming a regional problem, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis said

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General orders probe into Bulgarian Food Safety Agency

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered the Special Prosecutor’s Office to begin an immediate investigation into the Bulgarian Food Safety

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria earmarks 857.5M leva in Budget funding for motorway, railway line

August 7, 2019August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 7 the allocation of up to 857.5 million leva in Budget funding for two major

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian citizenship granted to 2566 in first six months of 2019

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 2566 people were granted Bulgarian citizenship in the first six months of 2019, according to a report

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgaria grants 100 000 leva to continue dig at Heraclea Sintica

August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Bulgarian government is granting 100 000 leva (about 50 000 euro) to enable the continuation of archaeological excavations at

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