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Protest to be held outside Bulgaria’s Parliament as MPs vote to bring back paper ballot voting

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Democratic Bulgaria coalition and the We Continue the Change (WCC) party called on Bulgarians to join a protest in

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EC launches ‘Laptops for Ukraine’ initiative for schools, hospitals and public administrations

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC), together with the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation and DIGITALEUROPE, a European organisation that represents the

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Bulgaria 

Lockheed Martin: Assembly of Bulgaria’s first F-16 is underway

December 1, 2022May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Assembly of the first F-16 fighter jet for the Bulgarian Air Force is underway at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina

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Bulgaria January-October 2022 Budget surplus at 4.8M leva

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 4.8 million leva in the first 10 months of the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2022 was 4%

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2022 was four per cent, unchanged from September and down from 4.7 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

With a month left to 2022, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 477

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 477 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2022, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 159 deaths in Bulgaria

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 159 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

EU anti-fraud office finds graft in two water projects in Bulgaria

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has investigated several cases of alleged fraud and irregularities that targeted European Union funds meant

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR: 87% of Ukrainian refugees granted protection by Bulgaria are women and children

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Eighty-seven per cent of the Ukrainian refugees to whom Bulgaria has granted temporary protection are women and children, the UN

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