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New parking zone rules in Sofia take effect on October 1

October 1, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Fees for parking zones in Sofia now have to be paid from 8.30am to 7.30pm on weekdays. So far, the

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Bulgaria 

European Commission sees gaps in information in Bulgarian bid to host European Medicines Agency after Brexit

September 30, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, European Commission

The European Commission released on September 30 its assessments of the 19 bids by EU countries to host the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence warning sirens in Sofia and other cities on October 2

September 29, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria will hold a regular test of its civil defence warning siren system at 1pm on October 2 in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Borissov meets Juncker: ‘Bulgaria counts on EC support during 2018 EU Presidency’

September 29, 2017October 1, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Tallinn on September 29, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that his country

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Bulgaria 

Bozhidar Dimitrov to retire as head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum

September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Dossier Commission

Bozhidar Dimitrov has resigned as head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, to go on retirement, the Ministry of Culture said

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB nominates MP Anton Todorov to head Dossier Commission

September 28, 2017September 30, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Dossier Commission

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party is backing one of its MPs, Anton Todorov, to become the next

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov calls Rama to demand minorities law in Albania guarantees rights of Bulgarian minority

September 28, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Boiko Borissov

In a telephone call to his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called for proposed legislation

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Bulgaria 

Heart diseases, strokes cause two-thirds of deaths in Bulgaria, highest rate in EU

September 28, 2017September 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Heart diseases and strokes were the cause of two-thirds of all deaths in Bulgaria (66 per cent), the highest proportion

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Bulgaria 

European Commission calls on EU leaders to integrate Bulgaria, Romania into Schengen zone

September 27, 2017September 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Romania, Schengen

The European Commission said on September 27 that it was calling on the European Council “to take the decision fully

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