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EU nationals apply for post-Brexit ‘settled status’ in the UK

September 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit

Almost 1.34 million EU citizens living in the UK have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme which recognises them as

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Business 

No-deal Brexit: EC publishes checklist for businesses trading with UK

September 4, 2019September 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The European Commission said on September 4 that it had published a detailed checklist to help businesses trading with the

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Bulgaria 

Brexit: £3 million grant for charities, voluntary organisations to help UK nationals in EU

August 30, 2019September 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The British government is providing up to £3 million in grant funding for charities and other voluntary organisations who will

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Bulgaria 

Security co-operation main topic in phone call between Bulgarian, UK PMs

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Brexit

The extremely good security co-operation between the UK and Bulgaria was the main topic of a phone conversation between British

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Bulgaria 

Deadline for EU nationals to register to vote in Bulgaria’s local elections is September 16

August 9, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The deadline for nationals of other European Union countries resident in Bulgaria to register to vote in the country’s autumn

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM congratulates Boris Johnson on winning Tory leadership contest

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has congratulated Boris Johnson on his election to the post of Prime Minister of the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 1818 Bulgarians were granted UK citizenship in 2017

July 23, 2019July 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

A total of 1818 Bulgarians acquired British citizenship in 2017, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on July 23. The

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Europe 

UN lowers economic growth forecast for EU

May 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Economic growth in the European Union is projected to expand by 1.5 per cent in 2019 and 1.8 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Brexit: Bulgaria’s Parliament amends Foreigners Act provisions on residence rights of UK nationals

April 12, 2019April 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal, UK citizens who want to stay in Bulgaria will

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