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Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency starts airdrops against rabies in wild animals

March 27, 2019March 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Twelve specially-equipped aircraft will drop more than a million vaccines across several parts of Bulgaria to counter rabies in wild

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Bulgarian Parliament extends deadline for probe into alleged graft in issuing citizenship

March 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s National Assembly agreed on March 27 to extend by three months the deadline for an ad hoc committee investigating

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Sofia police seek owners of eight bicycles

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Sofia are seeking the owners of eight bicycles found during a special operation in the Bulgarian capital city,

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Key prosecution witness takes stand in CCB trial in Bulgaria

March 26, 2019March 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The landmark trial on the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria held the first hearing on the substance

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Sofia Airport concession tender deadline delayed again, to April 11

March 26, 2019March 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has postponed the deadline for bids in the tender for the 35-year concession on Sofia Airport for

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Bulgaria’s Deputy Energy Minister latest to submit resignation over apartments controversy

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Krassimir Purvanov has submitted his resignation as Deputy Minister of Energy, the Energy Ministry said in a brief statement on

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry condemns missile attacks from Gaza on Israel

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is deeply concerned over the reported launch of missiles early in the

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Sofia Opera to present four performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in April 2019

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Opera and Ballet is to present four performances of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni in April 2019. The production is

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Bulgarian prosecutors claim to block Russian Uber clone’s operations

March 25, 2019March 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on March 25 that it has issued orders to block the operation of Russian ride-sharing service

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