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Nato Allies sign accession protocol for the future Republic of North Macedonia

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Nato

The Permanent Representatives to Nato of the 29 members of the Alliance signed the accession protocol for the future Republic

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Photo exhibition ‘Bulgaria through the Glass Prism of Time’ opens in Sofia on February 8

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

An exhibition of photographs entitled “Bulgaria through the Glass Prism of Time’’ opens at Kvadrat 500 gallery, Hall 19 on February 8 at

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Bulgaria 

Todor Kavaldzhiev, former vice president of Bulgaria, dead at 85

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

Todor Kavaldzhiev, who from 1997 to 2002 was the third vice-president of Bulgaria in the country’s post-communist era, has died

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Bulgaria among top three in EU countries in children in good health – Eurostat

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

In European Union countries in 2017, the percentage of children aged under five considered to be in good or very

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Bulgaria 

Hiss free no more: Fugitive boa who went AWOL in mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv found

February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A boa constrictor that gained national media attention by escaping from an exotic pet shop in a shopping mall in

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Do Not Forget’ by David King and Dorian Hirsch to open at Sofia Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Do Not Forget” opens at the Sofia Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art on February 7 and continues

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Bulgaria 

CCB trial in Bulgaria moves past indictment reading stage

February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The landmark trial on the collapse of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) in Bulgaria is expected to move forward and

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Bulgaria 

Many schools in Bulgaria set to re-open as flu epidemic declarations end

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

February 6 is set to see classes resuming in large parts of Bulgaria after the expiry of flu epidemic declarations

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Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog fines retailer Metro 14.97M leva

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has imposed a fine of 14.97 million leva, or 7.66 million euro, on

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