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European Commission President Juncker’s State of the Union 2018 address: Key points

September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual, and final, State of the Union address to the European Parliament on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry treats diplomats to train ride

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry treated foreign diplomats accredited to the country to a ride on the narrow-gauge railway line between Septembri

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports rose 15.7% in 2017, but trade balance negative – statistics institute

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria in 2017 were 15.7% more than in 2016, with a month-on-month increase every month – but the

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Bulgaria 

Code Red: Bulgaria’s weather forecasters warn of work stoppage

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorology and hydrology institute, the state body that provides weather forecasts and detailed weather warnings, has threatened on September

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Bulgaria 

European auditors say more pressure needed to deal with ‘environmental health risk’ of air pollution

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on September 11 that the European Union should do more to improve air

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria harvests 5.4 million tonnes of wheat in 2018 – Agriculture Ministry

September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A rainy summer has impacted Bulgaria’s wheat harvest, but fears that the country will fall short of the amount necessary

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Bulgaria 

‘Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom’ campaign launched

September 11, 2018March 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

A campaign entitled “Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom” was launched in the Bulgarian capital on September 11 with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister: ‘Significant improvement’ in steps against African Swine Fever at Romanian border

September 10, 2018July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever, Romania

There has been a significant improvement in disinfection measures at border crossings with Romania to prevent the spread of African

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Chief Mufti condemns vandalising of Muslim graves in Dobrich

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has strongly condemned the vandalising of more than 40

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