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Bulgaria joins the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance as full member

November 29, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s accession as full member of the the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) was approved at the organisation’s plenary meeting

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Bulgaria to oppose revision of greenhouse gas emission targets at COP 24

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 29 that he would oppose any revision of emission targets when he speaks

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Bulgaria among EU leaders in recycling plastic packaging – Eurostat

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria ranked fourth among EU member states in recycling plastic packaging waste in 2016, at 52.6 per cent, nearly ten

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Bulgaria issues ‘Code Yellow’ dangerous weather warning for low temperatures, wind

November 29, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities issued the “Code Yellow” warning of dangerous weather for 23 districts on November 29 over strong wind and

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Bulgarian government approves 183M leva projects to overhaul MiG-29, Su-25 combat aircraft

November 28, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet has approved an 81 million leva project to overhaul eight MiG-29 fighter jets and

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Bulgaria to hold national census in January – February 2021

November 28, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria, like all other European Union member states, will hold a national census in 2021, it emerged after a November

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Sofia taxi drivers demand fare hikes as city hall mulls price thresholds

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Several dozen taxi drivers gathered outside Sofia city hall on November 28 for a protest to demand higher fare prices,

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Operation to drain fuel from sunken ship off Bulgarian coast to resume in spring 2019

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The operation to drain fuel from the tanks of the US vessel the Mopang, that sank off the Bulgarian Black

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Bulgaria security council re-iterates call for Russia to free Ukrainian sailors

November 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet security council met on November 28 to discuss the heightened tensions between Moscow and Kyiv following the incident

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