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Bulgaria busts man for illegally distributing films on more than 40 sites

August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A 44-year-old man from Sofia has been taken into custody by the anti-organised crime squad for illegally distributing films on

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Agriculture Minister: Bulgaria to get 2.9M euro from EU to fight ASF

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria is to get 2.9 million euro in financial aid from the European Union to combat African Swine Fever (ASF)

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Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16 ‘will be ready in December 2022’

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The first of the eight F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to be acquired by the Bulgarian Air Force will be

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry invites four companies to bid to supply armoured cars

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence announced that on August 5, it had sent formal Requests for Proposals (RFP) to four companies

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Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister bans hunting in African Swine Fever-infected areas

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva issued a new order on August 5 banning hunting in areas infected with African Swine

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Exhibition by two British artists opens at the National Gallery in Sofia on August 8

August 5, 2019August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

For the first time, British artists John Kiki and Darren Barker will show their work in Bulgaria, at an exhibition

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Bulgarian President vetoes amendments to Military Intelligence Act

August 5, 2019September 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 5 that he has vetoed the amendments to the Military Intelligence Act, which

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Poll: Bulgarians see rising prices, economy as main issues facing country

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

Bulgarians see the two main issues facing the country as, first, rising prices, cost of living and inflation, and second,

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ASF: Three industrial pig farms in Bulgaria await 1.5M leva compensation

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Three industrial pig farms in the Rousse district in Bulgaria where outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) were confirmed are

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