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Day: January 25, 2024

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Bulgarian government approves draft memo with Türkiye on cross-border air space security operations

January 25, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 25 a draft memorandum of understanding between the governments of Bulgaria and Türkiye regarding cross-border

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Bulgaria extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees by a year

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed at a meeting on January 25 to extend temporary protection for people displaced by Russia’s war on

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Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The seventh sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 25 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson, though

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EC opens four new infringement cases against Bulgaria

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 25 that it opened four new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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Bulgaria’s district of Pazardzhik declares flu epidemic

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Pazardzhik has become Bulgaria’s eighth to declare an influenza epidemic, with anti-epidemic measures to be in effect

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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Kovacheva elected as European Court of Human Rights judge

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has elected Diana Kovacheva as judge to the European Court of Human Rights

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