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Government of North Macedonia decides on celebrating historical figures jointly with Bulgaria

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

North Macedonia’s government has approved a report on celebrating key historical figures jointly with Bulgaria, noting that a joint historical

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient church found at Bulgaria’s Misionis site

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Remnants of a church estimated to date from the end of the First Bulgarian Kingdom – about the 11th century

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors charge Sevlievo customs head over 10 years of alleged bribery

July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has laid charges against Yordanka Kostadinova, head of the customs office in the town of Sevlievo,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Croatia had second-largest population decrease among EU countries – Eurostat

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

As at January 1 2019, Latvia had the largest annual population decrease in the European Union, dropping by 7.5 percentage

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Black Sea Act amendments

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian Parliament voted on July 10 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s Black Sea Act

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament mourns death of GERB MP Dukova

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly observed a minute of silence at the start of its July 10 sitting in mourning for the

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Siderov ousted as leader of Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ coalition parliamentary group

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The leader of Bulgaria’s Ataka party, Volen Siderov, has been ousted as leader of the parliamentary group of the ultra-nationalist

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government grants 3.7M leva to combat African Swine Fever

July 10, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has granted 3.7 million leva (about 1.89 million euro) to combat African Swine Fever in the country, the

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors probe alleged fraud involving Bulgarian Orthodox Church real estate

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Prosecutors have searched two notary offices in Sofia as part of an investigation into illegal transactions involving properties, some of

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