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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for 6 districts in Bulgaria over heavy rain, thunderstorms

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for six districts in the southern part of the country

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Bulgaria government coalition tables Electoral Code amendments on machine voting

July 9, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government coalition has tabled a bill of amendments to the Electoral Code that would remove the requirement to use

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Bulgaria arrests 3 wanted by France over skimming operation

July 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Three Bulgarians have been arrested, in Sofia and the north-eastern Bulgarian town of Dobrich, at the request of France, which

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Bulgarian, Serbian foreign ministers hold talks over Kosovo row

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and her Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić held talks on July 9 on the row over

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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses Kosovo issue with Serbian counterpart Brnabić

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

A day after Bulgaria and Serbia summoned each other’s ambassadors over the controversy over Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić’s remarks

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Court orders Sofia city hall to wash streets to reduce air pollution

July 8, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia City Court ruled on July 8 to require Sofia city hall to wash streets more frequently in order to

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Dačić’s comments about Borissov unacceptable, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry tells Serbian ambassador

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

The comments by Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić regarding Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and the Kosovo issue were unacceptable

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African Swine Fever: Bulgaria puts price on the heads of wild pigs

July 8, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria will pay hunters 50 leva (about 25.56 euro) for each wild pig they shoot dead in areas where there

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Court in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv upholds conviction of two for training pitbulls for dog fights

July 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The District Court in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has upheld the conviction and sentences for two men found guilty of

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