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Probe into reported looming water crisis in Bulgaria’s Botevgrad

January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation following media reports quoting Botevgrad mayor Ivan Gavalyugov regarding a potential looming

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM meets US ambassador ahead of first Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue

January 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and US ambassador Herro Mustafa held talks on January 6, two days before the scheduled

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General cancels meeting with opposition leader over Pernik water crisis

January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev cancelled a meeting planned for January 6 with opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova to discuss

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34% of Bulgarians cannot afford to heat their homes, highest rate in EU – Eurostat

January 6, 2020January 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-four per cent of people in Bulgaria could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm, the highest percentage in

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for Bulgaria’s Bourgas for January 6

January 5, 2020January 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

The “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather has been issued for the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coastal district of Bourgas

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Major concerts in Bulgaria in 2020

January 5, 2020January 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Audiences in Bulgaria will have a variety of major live concerts to choose from in 2020, going by those confirmed

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Bulgaria 

Greece restricts traffic at three border checkpoints with Bulgaria as heavy snowfall forecast

January 4, 2020January 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek authorities have announced that as of 6am on January 5, no vehicles with a load capacity of more than

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Bulgaria 

Aftermath of Soleimani killing: Bulgaria cautions citizens regarding travel to Iran

January 4, 2020January 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Any travel to Iran should be undertaken only if urgent, and taking into account the security risks, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: 24 500 pigs to be culled at industrial farm in Bulgaria

January 4, 2020January 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

About 24 500 pigs are to be culled at an industrial farm in the village of Nikola Kozlevo in the

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