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European Commissioner: African Swine Fever becoming regional problem

August 8, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The African Swine Fever epidemic is becoming a regional problem, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis said

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutor-General orders probe into Bulgarian Food Safety Agency

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered the Special Prosecutor’s Office to begin an immediate investigation into the Bulgarian Food Safety

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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

ASF: Three industrial pig farms in Bulgaria await 1.5M leva compensation

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

Three industrial pig farms in the Rousse district in Bulgaria where outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) were confirmed are

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Bulgaria 

Romania ‘disappointed’ by Bulgarian PM blaming its tourists for ASF

August 4, 2019August 6, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency African Swine Fever, Boiko Borissov, Romania

The Foreign Ministry of Romania says that it is disappointed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov blaming Romanian tourists for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s African Swine Fever outbreaks: Counting the cost

August 4, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The culling at three industrial pig farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse district where outbreaks of African Swine Fever were confirmed means

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM speaks on African Swine Fever outbreaks as protests spread

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever, Boiko Borissov

After days of silence on the topic, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov spoke on the African Swine Fever crisis facing

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Bulgaria’s pig industry calls for national emergency to be declared

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Representatives of Bulgaria’s industrial pig companies called on August 2 for the declaration of a countrywide state of emergency because

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