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Bulgarian Cabinet approves 55M leva to buy new government jet

December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government allocated 55 million leva, or about 28.1 million euro, for the 28th Air Detachment, in charge of flying

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Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister: 42 outbreaks of ASF in 2019

December 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

There were 42 registered outbreaks of African Swine Fever in Bulgaria in 2019, eight at industrial farms, Agriculture Minister Dessislava

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet ministers sum up 2019

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government summed up the most notable points of 2019 at the Cabinet’s

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Sofia Airport welcomes seven millionth passenger to arrive in 2019

December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

With just a few days left to 2019, Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport welcomed its seven millionth passenger, the airport said on

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New investigation by police, prosecutors into water crisis in Bulgaria’s Pernik

December 26, 2019December 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A large-scale investigation into the water crisis in the Bulgarian town of Pernik is being led personally by Interior Ministry

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Bulgaria’s road agency gives 5M leva for archaeological studies in 2020

December 26, 2019December 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has allocated close to five million leva (about 2.5 million euro) for archaeological studies at major

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Museum of Illusions opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

December 26, 2019January 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A Museum of Illusions opened in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 26. The museum is described as a 400

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Bulgaria 

‘Gallery of the Six’ exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

December 26, 2019December 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Gallery of the Six”, commemorating 120 years since the birth of Bulgarian artist Dechko Uzunov, is on

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Bulgaria 

White Christmas in Bulgaria? Head to the mountains

December 23, 2019December 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The best chance of a white Christmas 2019 in Bulgaria is in the country’s mountains, going by various weather forecasts

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