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EU Health Commissioner ‘greatly disappointed’ by Bulgaria’s handling of African Swine Fever

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis has expressed great disappointment with the Bulgarian authorities regarding their actions

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Bulgaria grants 200 000 euro humanitarian aid to reduce migration to Europe

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 24 an agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government for Bulgaria to

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Bulgaria tax agency to contact 189 people ‘most affected’ by data leak

July 24, 2019July 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency said on July 24 that it would contact the 189 people that were affected the most

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Bulgarian Parliament passes Electoral Code amendments on machine voting

July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading on July 24 amendments to the Electoral Code that removes the requirement to use

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves nomination of Maria Gabriel to European Commission

July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

At its weekly meeting on July 24, Bulgaria’s coalition Cabinet approved the nomination of Maria Gabriel to the next European

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Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Budget revision of party financing

July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament voted on July 24 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the 2019 Budget Act revision that cut

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Bulgarian appointed to senior European Commission position

July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Jivka Petkova, a Bulgarian national, has been appointed Director for Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance at the European Commission

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African Swine Fever: State of emergency in three districts in Bulgaria

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The governors of Bulgaria’s districts of Pleven and Razgrad have followed Rousse in declaring a state of emergency because of

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Number of passenger cars in Bulgaria dropped between 2013 and 2017

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of passenger cars in Bulgaria decreased between 2013 and 2017, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on July

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