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Deputy PM: Bulgaria must be ready for malicious cyber attacks in elections

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia

Bulgaria must be ready for malicious cyber attacks, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev said on February 11, warning that there

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‘No to Nazis on our Streets’ protest to be held against Lukov March in Bulgaria on February 16

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A protest entitled “No to Nazis on our Streets” is to be held in Sofia on February 16 as a

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Five new names added to bill of Hills of Rock 2019 in Plovdiv

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Five new names have been added to the bill of Hills of Rock 2019, which will take place from June

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Bulgaria has second-highest percentage of women scientists and engineers in EU – Eurostat

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In five European Union countries, the majority of scientists and engineers were women: Lithuania (57 per cent female), Bulgaria and

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Two held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv over fake IDs for foreigners

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The economic crimes squad in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have taken two people into custody in connection with false residence

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Repairing Bulgaria’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral would cost 4M leva – interdepartmental commission

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

Repairs and restoration work on the landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia would cost about four million leva

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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria working with EU partners to implement Sofia Declaration from Western Balkans summit

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria is systematically working together with other European Union countries to implement the activities outlined in the Sofia Declaration adopted

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Bulgaria’s Environment Minister: Man who demolished dune at campsite may be ordered to put it back

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

A man who ordered the demolition of a dune that was obstructing his view of the sea at Bulgaria’s Black

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church calls for abortion ban, compulsory religion in schools, no sex education

February 9, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has called for a complete rewrite of the government’s National Strategy

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