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European Parliament approves new rules on common charging port by end-2024

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament has adopted new rules that will make USB Type-C the common charging standard for small electronic devices

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: GERB’s Borissov sets out agenda for Cabinet talks

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2022

Former prime minister Boiko Borissov, whose GERB-UDF coalition won the most votes in Bulgaria’s October 2 parliamentary election, said on

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Bulgaria 

European human rights body urges Bulgaria to tackle hate speech against Roma, LGBTI people

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Despite progress made in recent years, Bulgaria should do more to tackle hate speech and prejudice against Roma and LGBTI

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria hosts multinational air force, navy military exercises

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The multinational European Spartan Exercise 2022 and Triton-2022 military exercises began in Bulgaria on October 3, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry

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Bulgaria 

ECHR finds against Bulgaria in discrimination case lodged by Roma from Voyvodinovo

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on October 4 that it had ruled against Bulgaria in the case

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: GERB-UDF stays silent, WCC sets sights on opposition role

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Former prime minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition, which won the October 2 early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, has remained silent

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB-UDF wins Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections – final results

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Former prime minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF electoral coalition won the largest share of the vote in the October 2 parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2021 census: Final results confirm large drop in population

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

Bulgaria’s population was 6 519 789 as of September 7 2021, the country’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on October

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 20 deaths, 4809 new cases

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 20 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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