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Bulgaria to apply high international standards in fighting discrimination and antisemitism – deputy foreign minister

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At a conference in Bratislava, Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Sterk has expressed concern about the rising populism in Europe

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Bulgaria 

Justice Ministry: Downturn in European Court of Human Rights findings against Bulgaria

February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights pronounced judgment in 2017 in 65 cases lodged against Bulgaria, finding at least one

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government expresses support for Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela

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

At a scheduled meeting on February 6, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government formally approved the country’s support for Juan

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Nato Allies sign accession protocol for the future Republic of North Macedonia

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The Permanent Representatives to Nato of the 29 members of the Alliance signed the accession protocol for the future Republic

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European Commission prohibits Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom

February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 6 that it has prohibited Siemens’ proposed acquisition of Alstom under the EU merger

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Photo exhibition ‘Bulgaria through the Glass Prism of Time’ opens in Sofia on February 8

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

An exhibition of photographs entitled “Bulgaria through the Glass Prism of Time’’ opens at Kvadrat 500 gallery, Hall 19 on February 8 at

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Todor Kavaldzhiev, former vice president of Bulgaria, dead at 85

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Todor Kavaldzhiev, who from 1997 to 2002 was the third vice-president of Bulgaria in the country’s post-communist era, has died

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Bulgaria among top three in EU countries in children in good health – Eurostat

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In European Union countries in 2017, the percentage of children aged under five considered to be in good or very

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Hiss free no more: Fugitive boa who went AWOL in mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv found

February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A boa constrictor that gained national media attention by escaping from an exotic pet shop in a shopping mall in

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