Proposal to make access to emergency travel documents faster and more secure for EU citizens
The European Commission said on May 31 that it was proposing to update the rules on EU emergency travel documents
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
European Commission offers 2.2M euro aid to Bulgaria for recovery from Bourgas floods in 2017
The European Commission said on May 31 that it is proposing 34 million euro from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF)
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Cigarette production in EU dropping, Bulgaria has 5% share
Bulgaria has about a five per cent share of the production of cigarettes in the European Union, while production of
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Energy issues expected to dominate Putin-Borissov meeting in Moscow
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov was expected to lobby for direct Russian natural gas deliveries to the planned Balkan gas
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Bulgaria high court challenges constitutionality of bank insolvency law amendments
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court will rule on whether amendments to Bulgaria’s bank insolvency law, passed by Parliament earlier this year, breach
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European Health Commissioner: ‘Tobacco consumption still a threat to our societies’
Tobacco use remains the single biggest cause of chronic disease and avoidable death in the EU. Statistics on deaths in the EU
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry condemns shelling attack on Israel from Gaza
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 30 that it strongly condemned the rocket and mortar fire by armed
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US State Department report notes assaults, harassment of minority religions in Bulgaria
Muslims, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses reported multiple cases of physical assaults, harassment, and threats against members of their communities in
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Bulgaria scores well on EU bathing waters survey, but number of ‘excellent’ sites drops
Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, but the number of sites meeting the “excellent
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