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Day: May 12, 2023

Bulgaria 

Motion to dismiss Geshev as Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General tabled in Supreme Judicial Council

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Members of the Prosecutors College of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) have submitted a proposal for Ivan Geshev to be

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 83 samples – NCIPD

May 12, 2023June 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on May 12 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Europe 

Eurostat: Eight EU countries had overcrowded prison cells in 2021

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2021, a total of eight European Union countries experienced overcrowded prison cells, while 17 countries had extra capacity, EU

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People 

Sofia Science Festival: Andrew Steele and the science of getting older without getting old

May 12, 2023May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia Science Festival

For British scientist Andrew Steele, the greatest humanitarian challenge is one you may not think of – to enable all

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in Q1 2023 up 8.3% y/y, imports 4.2% higher

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe team macroeconomic indicators

In January – March 2023, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 22.84 billion leva,

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