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Bulgarian MPs lodge Constitutional Court challenge to personal data protection law

March 20, 2019March 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on March 20 that it has received a request by 55 MPs to rule on the

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Bulgarian MPs appoint new Central Electoral Commission leadership

March 20, 2019September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly appointed on March 20 the new leadership of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), which will be taking

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2019’s third Super Moon over Bulgaria on the night of March 20/21

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The third and final “Super Moon” of 2019 will be over Bulgaria on the night of March 20 into March

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Strong competition means difficult year for Bulgarian tourism – minister

March 20, 2019March 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

This year will be an extremely difficult one for Bulgaria’s tourism industry because of strong competition in the region, Tourism

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Orpheus, directed by Stefano Poda, to feature in Plovdiv’s Opera Open in June 2019

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Highlights of the Opera Open 2019 festival in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv will include a premiere of Orpheus on June

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Homophobic graffiti on Plovdiv 2019 HQ latest attack on ‘Balkan Pride’ project

March 19, 2019March 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Homophobic graffiti was daubed on the headquarters of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation on March 19 in the latest attack on

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Bulgarian President declares May 26 as day of European Parliament elections

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has issued a decree that the country’s European Parliament elections will be held

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Bulgaria again faces shortage of qualified staff for summer holiday resorts

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s hospitality industry will again import staff from Ukraine and Moldova for its summer holiday resorts because of a lack

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Bulgarian PM cables Rutte after shooting attack in Utrecht

March 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has cabled his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte following the attack on civilians in the city

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