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Bulgaria earmarks 857.5M leva in Budget funding for motorway, railway line

August 7, 2019August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 7 the allocation of up to 857.5 million leva in Budget funding for two major

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Bulgarian citizenship granted to 2566 in first six months of 2019

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 2566 people were granted Bulgarian citizenship in the first six months of 2019, according to a report

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Archaeology: Bulgaria grants 100 000 leva to continue dig at Heraclea Sintica

August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The Bulgarian government is granting 100 000 leva (about 50 000 euro) to enable the continuation of archaeological excavations at

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Bulgaria busts man for illegally distributing films on more than 40 sites

August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A 44-year-old man from Sofia has been taken into custody by the anti-organised crime squad for illegally distributing films on

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Agriculture Minister: Bulgaria to get 2.9M euro from EU to fight ASF

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria is to get 2.9 million euro in financial aid from the European Union to combat African Swine Fever (ASF)

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Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16 ‘will be ready in December 2022’

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The first of the eight F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to be acquired by the Bulgarian Air Force will be

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry invites four companies to bid to supply armoured cars

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence announced that on August 5, it had sent formal Requests for Proposals (RFP) to four companies

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Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister bans hunting in African Swine Fever-infected areas

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva issued a new order on August 5 banning hunting in areas infected with African Swine

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Exhibition by two British artists opens at the National Gallery in Sofia on August 8

August 5, 2019August 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

For the first time, British artists John Kiki and Darren Barker will show their work in Bulgaria, at an exhibition

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