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Widespread backing for manifesto ‘Bulgarians united against hate speech’

February 15, 2019May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Ahead of a signing ceremony at the Cabinet office in Sofia on February 16, a number of prominent figures have

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Measles outbreak in Bulgaria spreads among children who had not been vaccinated

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A measles outbreak in Bulgaria is spreading among children who had not been vaccinated, the country’s health authorities said on

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry creates information page on Brexit

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that it is undertaking the necessary measures in order to prepare for Brexit and with the

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 3% inflation in January

February 15, 2019February 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in January, up from 2.7 per cent a month

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European Commission approves 10M euro for Bulgaria air quality project

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on February 15 that it approved 10 million euro in funding for an air quality integrated

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Serbia confers highest state honour on Bulgarian PM Borissov

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Serbia

Serbia has conferred its highest state honour on Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, the Bulgarian government information service said. The

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World Health Organisation: Measles cases nearly doubled in a year

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in

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Bulgarian MPs amend Electoral Code to neuter preferential vote, expand machine voting

February 15, 2019February 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on February 14 the second reading of amendments to the Electoral Code that raised the thresholds for

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Albania’s Parliament among latest to ratify North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol

February 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Albania has become one of the first countries to ratify the Republic of North Macedonia’s Nato accession protocol. In a

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