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Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 13 and 14

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will

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Bulgarian Cabinet approves bill tightening controls on medicine exports

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on December 13 a bill of amendments to the Medicinal Products Act that aims to limit exports

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian opposition parties to table no-confidence motion in January

December 13, 2017October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for rights and Freedom (MRF), the two opposition parties in Bulgaria’s National

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Getting into the spirit of Bulgaria’s Rakiya

December 13, 2017May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments

It’s the intoxicating (well, yes), aromatic fire in the veins and breath of Bulgaria. The traditional accompaniment to the salad

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court takes on case of Parliament rejection of MP resignation

December 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on December 12 that a challenge by 62 MPs regarding the House vote to reject the

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Bulgaria 

Snow in Western Europe leads to delays at Sofia Airport

December 12, 2017October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

For the third day in a row, weather conditions at Western European airports, among them some in the United Kingdom

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, British PMs discuss security and migration at meeting in London

December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met with his British counterpart Theresa May during a one-day working visit to London on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Defence Ministry offers Russia 81.3M leva in four-year MiG-29 maintenance deal

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has invited Russia’s RSK MiG to sign a four-year framework agreement for the “integrated logistics support” of 15

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes National Health Insurance Fund 2018 budget

December 8, 2017December 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on December 8 the 2018 budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), specifically a

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