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Eurostat: Bulgaria has third-lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria had the third-lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in the European Union in 2018, at 29.9 per cent, according to the EU’s

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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria is actively countering antisemitism, xenophobia and hate speech

October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

At a meeting with the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ), Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva

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Anti-racism organisations disappointed by Uefa’s penalty for Bulgaria over England match

October 30, 2019November 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisations campaigning against racism in football have expressed disappointment with the penalty handed to the Bulgarian Football Union by Uefa

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Bulgaria to participate in Eurovision song contest in Rotterdam in 2020

October 30, 2019November 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgaria will participate in the Eurovision song contest in 2020, being held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, director-general of public

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Bulgaria’s Parliament accepts resignations of Pavlova, Siderov as MPs

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 30 to approve the resignations of Liliyana Pavlova and Volen Siderov as MPs. Pavlova

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US, UK embassies respond to Bulgaria expelling Russian ‘spy’

October 30, 2019November 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The embassies of the United States and of the United Kingdom in Sofia have responded to Bulgaria ordering the expulsion

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Bulgaria 

UEFA penalises Bulgarian Football Union over racist behaviour at Bulgaria-England Euro 2020 match

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body announced on October 29 the penalties it was imposing on the Bulgarian Football Union

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Bulgaria hands Russian ambassador note giving ‘spy’ 24 hours to leave the country

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on October 29 that it had handed Russian ambassador Anatoly Makarov a note setting a 24-hour

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Bulgaria heads for second-round mayoral elections in 97 municipalities on November 3

October 29, 2019October 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Voters in 97 municipalities in Bulgaria, including 18 major cities, will be invited back to the ballot boxes on November

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