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Month: January 2024

Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic: Schools in Plovdiv district go over to distance learning

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Schools in the Plovdiv district will go over to distance learning from January 29 to February 5 inclusive because of

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Europe 

EC President ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Never Again is now

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

January 27 marks the International Day dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and the 79th anniversary of the

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Business 

EIB loan for 1530 electric vehicle charging stations in Bulgaria

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on January 26 that it has signed a 40 million euro loan to Austrian-registered

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Bulgaria 

Atanassova, Belazelkov sworn in as Constitutional Court judges, as Radev boycotts

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A week after Parliament elected them to the Constitutional Court, Dessislava Atanasova and Borislav Belazelkov were sworn in as judges

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Bulgaria 

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 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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 

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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