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Bulgaria blocks sale of heart medicines over ‘probable carcinogen’ impurity

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

Bulgaria’s medicines agency said on July 6 that it was suspending the sale of 62 high blood pressure and heart

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Bulgarian Parliament rejects opposition motion to sack utilities regulator head

July 5, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs voted down on July 5 the motion tabled by the opposition socialists, which called for the early dismissal

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Bulgaria competition watchdog approves sale of Victoria Bank

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition has approved the sale of Victoria Bank, the subsidiary of bankrupt Corporate Commercial Bank

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Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia agree to work on linking up infrastructure

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Romania, Serbia

The leader of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia met for the fourth “quadrilateral summit” in Thessaloniki on July 4, where

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‘Code Yellow’ weather warning for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast for July 5

July 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The “Code Yellow” warning for potentially hazardous weather warning has been issued for eight districts in eastern Bulgaria, including the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves 104M leva cash injection for state railways BDZ

July 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria Cabinet has approved the transfer of about 104 million leva (about 53 million euro) to state railways BDZ, the

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Bulgaria – Macedonia joint commission on historical and educational issues holds first meeting

July 4, 2018July 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The joint commission of scholars from Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia has held its first meeting, with Bulgarian Foreign

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Alpha Research June 2018 poll: Borissov’s GERB 24.5%, Bulgarian Socialist Party 20.1%

July 3, 2018July 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The picture of support for major political parties in Bulgaria was largely unchanged, but Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB widened

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European leaders praise Bulgaria’s handling of EU Presidency

July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

The presidents of three European Union institutions have praised Bulgaria’s handling of the Council of the EU, the first time

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