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Month: May 2023

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Participants in pro-Russian ‘peace march’ throw red paint at EU building in Bulgaria’s capital

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Participants in a so-called “March for Peace” backed by pro-Russian political parties hurled red paint at the European Parliament and

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s proposed Gabriel cabinet to include ‘experts’ from MRF, ITN

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The proposed government that GERB-UDF candidate Prime Minister Maria Gabriel will present to President Roumen Radev at 3pm on May

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives another MiG-29 engine overhauled in Poland

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has received a second MiG-29 engine overhauled in Poland under a current agreement with that country, the Defence Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party listed as major tax debtor

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The National Revenue Agency has listed Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) as a major tax debtor, owing the state

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Perspectives 

Forbes.fr: US, EU need to block main re-exportation channels to Russia for Ukraine to win

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 forbes.fr

While the EU and the US are seeking out private companies violating anti-Russian sanctions in the Far East, Armenia continues

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry to officially launch summer 2023 tourist season on May 21

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

On May 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov will officially launch the summer 2023 tourist season, the ministry said.

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Leisure 

Elvis Stanić Group jazz concert in Sofia to celebrate 10 years of Croatia’s EU membership

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia

The Croatian embassy to Bulgaria is organising a jazz concert by the Elvis Stanić Group on the occasion of the

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF candidate PM urges ‘all who want constitutional reform’ to back proposed government

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF candidate Prime Minister Maria Gabriel has thanked the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and ITN for their support

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in Q1 2023 was 1.5B euro

May 19, 2023May 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent

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