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MFA: Bulgaria deeply concerned by Iran’s unacceptable attack on Israel

April 14, 2024April 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria is deeply concerned by the unacceptable Iranian attack on Israel, the Foreign Ministry said on April 14 in a

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World Bank: Bulgarian economic growth expected to pick up in 2024-2025

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, World Bank

The Bulgarian economy’s growth is expected to pickup in 2024-2025 with the expected recovery in the euro zone, the World

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Foreign Ministry issues advisory to Bulgarians in Israel

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

In connection with the current situation in the Middle East region, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarian citizens in the

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Bulgaria’s 2024 early parliamentary elections: GERB-UDF 25.5%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 17.1% – poll

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Among those who intend to vote in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on June 9, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF has the support

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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Orthodox Easter bonuses for pensioners below poverty line

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on April 12 to approve the second reading of amendments to the state social security budget to

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government budgets more than 98.1M leva for European Parliament, National Assembly elections

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

At its first in-person meeting on April 11, Bulgaria’s Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government approved a draft budget for the June

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Bulgarian President signs decree dismissing Interior Ministry chief

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed on April 10 a decree dismissing Zhivko Kotsev as Interior Ministry chief secretary, a day

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government axes Customs head, seeks firing of Interior Ministry chief

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On the first day in office of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government, the interim finance minister replaced the head of

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Deadline set for EU nationals to register to vote in Bulgaria’s MEP elections

April 9, 2024May 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved on April 9 a timeline ahead of the country’s June 9 European Parliament elections,

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