EU announces additional emergency aid to help refugees in Serbia
The European Commission announced on October 8 that it had added an additional four million euro in humanitarian aid for
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Home defeat eliminates Bulgaria from 2018 World Cup qualifying
Bulgaria is out of next year’s football World Cup in Russia after a 0-1 loss at home against France on
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church has staff shortage of 1700 priests – trade unionist
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has 8000 churches and monasteries but only 800 priests, when it needs 2500 to fulfil all
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Muslims in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv share ashure in traditional month of Muharram celebration
The Muslim community in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv shared out ashure, a traditional Turkish dessert popular in several Balkan countries,
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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning over expected heavy rain in 18 districts
Bulgaria declared a “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning for 18 districts in the country on October 7, with the rest
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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves report naming Russia as threat to security
Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on October 5 the national security report for 2016, with debate on the report becoming heated
Read moreEuropean Commission calls on Bulgaria to fully transpose EU legislation on rail safety
The European Commission said on October 4 that it had requested Bulgaria to bring all its national rules in line with EU
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Bulgarian President declines to appoint high court chief
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on October 4 that he would not sign the decree appointing Georgi Cholakov as head
Read moreOctober 4 earthquake in Macedonia felt in Bulgaria
An earthquake initially reported as 3.6 on the Richter scale happened in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia
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