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Day: September 5, 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road agency scrambles to fix roads on flood-stricken coast

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Andrei Tsekov has ordered road administration units to deal with damage to roads in Tsarevo municipality,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM on coastal flooding disaster: Two dead, three missing

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Two people are dead and three missing after floodwaters inundated the southern Black Sea coastal resort of Tsarevo, Bulgarian Prime

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament holds hearing of Bulgaria’s Commissioner-designate

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy, and Culture and Education committees held a hearing on September 5 of Iliana

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Bulgaria 

Floods at Bulgaria’s coast: Two dead, two missing, more than 130 evacuated

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Two people are dead, two missing, and more than 130 people have been evacuated as heavy rains unleashed flooding on

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Bulgaria 

Flooding on Bulgaria’s coast: ‘Rainfall like no one has seen’

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy rains have caused what local media called “unprecedented” flooding in Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea cities and resorts, with Tsarevo

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Bulgaria 

ECHR: Absence of legal recognition and protection of same-sex unions in Bulgaria violates rights convention

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found against Bulgaria, ruling that the country has violated Article 8 of

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Bulgaria 

Flooding in parts of Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Floods have hit parts of Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast, with streets in Tsarevo and Ahtopol inundated, reports on September

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Europe 

More than 500 000 asylum applications in EU+ countries in H1 2023

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

By the end of June 2023, EU+ countries received 519 000 applications for asylum. Based on current trends, applications could

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