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European Medicines Agency acts after impurity found in Chinese-supplied medicine

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that it is reviewing medicines containing the active substance valsartan that is supplied by Zhejiang Huahai

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Europe 

House prices in the EU up 11% since 2010 – Eurostat

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

House prices rose by 11 per cent in the European Union between 2010 and 2017 and six per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s highest state honour awarded to Israeli author Professor Michael Bar-Zohar

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

At a ceremony in Sofia, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev conferred on Israeli historian and author Professor Michael Bar-Zohar the country’s

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US Sixth Fleet’s USS Mount Whitney enters Black Sea

July 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States’ Sixth Fleet’s command and control ship USS Mount Whitney has entered the Black Sea at the weekend,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry classifies helicopter crash investigation report

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on July 9 that the commission tasked with investigating the circumstances of last month’s accident involving

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Europe 

Romanian president signs decree to fire chief anti-corruption prosecutor

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has issued the decree to remove the country’s top anti-corruption prosecutor on July 9, ending a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expelled 1755 non-EU nationals in 2017 – Eurostat

July 9, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria returned a total of 1755 non-EU nationals to their countries in 2017 after issuing them orders to leave, according

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Bulgaria, China sign raft of agreements ahead of CEE – China ’16+1′ summit

July 6, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

On the day that the trade war between China and the US stepped in to high gear with the introduction

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Bulgaria invites bids in second tender for Sofia Airport concession

July 6, 2018October 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has invited bids in a new tender to pick a concession operator for the country’s largest airport in the

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