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Pork prices in Bulgaria hit 10-year high – report

November 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The price of pork in Bulgaria has reached record highs in recent months, according to a November 7 report by

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Bulgaria 

Rakia and Spirits Fest Sofia 2019 being held on November 29 and 30

November 7, 2019December 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The seventh annual Rakia and Spirits Fest Sofia is to be held on November 29 and 30 2019 at the

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Bulgaria’s government approves changes to Foreigners Act regulations

November 6, 2019November 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on November 6 changes to the rules on the implementation of the Foreigners Act, the goverment information

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Bulgaria eases rules for issuance of identity documents

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on November 6 changes to the rules for issuing personal documents – identity cards and passports –

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Bulgaria’s government authorises 1.9M euro purchase of two minesweepers from the Netherlands

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government authorised on November 6 a draft contract on the purchase of two minesweepers from the Netherlands, a statement

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Bulgarian court imprisons Sliven man for five months for vote-buying

November 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

The Sliven District Court has handed an effective sentence of five months in prison to a man from the town

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Bulgarian Socialist Party to ask court to nullify Shoumen mayoral election

November 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

The Bulgarian Socialist Party in Shoumen is to lodge an application in the Administrative Court for the nullification of the

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet appoints new regional governors of Plovdiv, Haskovo

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet, at a scheduled meeting on November 6, appointed new regional governors in Plovdiv and

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Major wine events in Sofia and Plovdiv in November 2019

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, wine

The ninth annual “Di Vino.Taste” Bulgaria wine forum is being held at the Inter Expo Centre in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

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