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Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over heavy rain forecast for five districts on January 10

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for five districts on January 10 because of forecasts of

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Bulgaria 

E-vignette saga: Head of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency resigns at request of Prime Minister

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The head of the board of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency, Svetoslav Glosov, submitted his resignation on January 9 at the

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Bulgaria 

White House: Trump administration believes F-16 is best choice for Bulgaria

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Trump administration welcomes Bulgaria’s defence modernisation plans and looks forward to the country’s imminent selection of a new multirole

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency: E-vignettes on sale at Bulgarian Posts, 14 border checkpoints

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Selling of electronic road tax stickers – known as “e-vignettes” began at branches of Bulgarian Posts at noon on January

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Bulgaria Ombudsman says will challenge 2019 Budget at Constitutional Court

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Maya Manolova said on January 8 that she was preparing to lodge Constitutional Court challenges to three separate

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Central Plovdiv to be closed to traffic for European Capital of Culture 2019 opening days

January 7, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A large part of central Plovdiv will be closed to traffic for the official opening days of the city’s status

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Traces of buildings dating back more than 2000 years found at Plovdiv’s Nebet Tepe site

January 7, 2019January 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Nebet Tepe site in the Old Town of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found layers of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President, Defence Ministry remain at odds over fighter jet acquisition process

January 6, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Roumen Radev

In Bulgaria, January 6 is traditionally the day for a church blessing of the battle flags of the military, a

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Bulgaria issues warning of potentially dangerous weather over below-zero temperatures on January 7

January 6, 2019January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Yellow” warning of potentially dangerous weather for every district in the country for January

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