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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister suspends procedure for overhaul of Air Force An-30 because of errors

February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has suspended the procedure for a five million leva contract to overhaul the Air Force’s

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Baby found buried in clay pot at Bulgaria’s mediaeval Turnovo Trapezitsa site

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists excavating a mediaeval church on the Trapezitsa hill in Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo have found a baby buried in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church deletes controversial opinion on National Strategy for the Child from website

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

A controversial opinion purported to be from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod urging a ban on terminations of pregnancy,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov, British ambassador discuss Skripal, Gebrev cases

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and other officials held discussions on February 11 with UK ambassador in Sofia Emma Hopkins on

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Bulgaria 

‘No to Nazis on our Streets’ protest to be held against Lukov March in Bulgaria on February 16

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A protest entitled “No to Nazis on our Streets” is to be held in Sofia on February 16 as a

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Europe 

Process of changing signboards to ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ begins

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

The process of changing signs to “Republic of North Macedonia” has begun in the former Yugoslav republic, following the Greek

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Bulgaria 

Five new names added to bill of Hills of Rock 2019 in Plovdiv

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Five new names have been added to the bill of Hills of Rock 2019, which will take place from June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has second-highest percentage of women scientists and engineers in EU – Eurostat

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In five European Union countries, the majority of scientists and engineers were women: Lithuania (57 per cent female), Bulgaria and

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Bulgaria 

Two held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv over fake IDs for foreigners

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The economic crimes squad in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have taken two people into custody in connection with false residence

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