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Bulgarian Parliament approves controversial ‘Peevski’ media law, obliging disclosure of ownership and funding

November 1, 2018November 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 1 to approve the second reading of amendments to the law on the media

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in January – October 2018 was 503 – Interior Ministry

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of dead in road accidents in Bulgaria between January and the end of October 2018 was 503, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2018 Budget surplus at 2.66B leva

October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2018 was

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors release more details of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad bust, as political row swirls

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Further details of the investigation that led to arrests at the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad were given by prosecutors

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Bulgarian opposition socialists declare boycott of parliamentary proceedings, seeking Simeonov’s resignation

October 31, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Valeri Simeonov

A campaign to get Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of Bulgarian government minority partner the United Patriots, to resign as Deputy Prime

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Dispute over future of Bulgaria’s weather forecasters flares up anew

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has re-ignited a dispute over the future of the country’s meteorology institute, accusing the

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Bulgaria 

Belene nuclear plant strategic investor tender draft ready – Bulgaria Energy Minister

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said on October 31 that the draft for an international tender to pick a strategic

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Remembrance Sunday 2018 service to be held in Sofia Central Cemetery on November 11

October 31, 2018November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Remembrance Day service will be held in the military section of Sofia Central Cemetery on November 11 2018,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road safety ‘Operation Winter’: Change tyres by November 15

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police have reminded motorists that they have until November 15 to change the tyres of their cars to those

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