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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Booze ban in Plovdiv, other places

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

The sale of alcohol on Bulgaria’s European Parliament election day, May 26, has been banned in Plovdiv and a few

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Bulgaria 

7000 ha of crops damaged by hail, storms in Bulgaria – Agriculture Minister

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 7000 hectares of agricultural land in Bulgaria have been damaged by recent torrential rains and hailstorms, Agriculture Minister Dessislava

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Europe 

EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the European Commission is launching on May 21

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Bulgaria 

Strike cancels Alitalia flights between Rome and Sofia on May 21

May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Alitalia flights between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on May 21 have been cancelled because of a

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Europe 

Council of EU adopts ban on single-use plastic products

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The final step towards a ban in the European Union on a number of single-use plastic products – including plates,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Preparations ‘going well’

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Preparations for the European Parliament elections to be held in Bulgaria on May 26 2019 are going well and all

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Europe 

The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision song contest 2019

May 19, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Duncan Laurence and his song Arcade won the Eurovision song contest 2019 on May 18. It is the fifth time

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s first Jewish school in decades opens in Sofia in September 2019

May 18, 2019September 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

On the morning of September 15 2019, a bell will peal to signal the opening of the first Jewish school

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body found discrepancies in declarations of 738 people in power

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission said that it had found discrepancies in the statutory declarations of assets of 738 office-bearers at various

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