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Month: June 2022

Bulgaria 

Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30 that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova has asked Bulgaria to withdraw its expulsion of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves 2022 Budget revision at second reading

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading the revision of the 2021 Budget Act on June 30, following three days of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-May 2022 Budget surplus at 605.1M leva

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 605.1 million leva in the first five months of the

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Bulgaria 

Recriminations among politicians in Bulgaria over expulsion of Russian diplomats continue

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev, Russia

Domestic political disputes between rival camps in Bulgaria continued on June 30 over outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s announcement that

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Business 

Eurostat: 4.3% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from 5.4 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to present WCC mandate to form government on July 1

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s office said that on July 1 at 5pm, he would present a mandate to seek to

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Twice as many Bulgarians prefer alliance with Nato and EU to one with Russia

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Against the background of the emerging new division in Europe after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost

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Bulgaria 

Chances of early elections in Bulgaria steepen further

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) was regrouping on June 29 to consider what to do after

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: First cases of BA.5 lineage of Omicron variant detected – NCIPD

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on June 29 that it has completed the sequencing of

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