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Month: February 2024

Bulgaria 

Sofia city council elects chairperson, to hold office until end of July

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At its eighth sitting, Sofia city council elected Tsvetomir Petrov of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria-Spasi Sofia coalition as

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Business 

European Parliament votes for instant bank transfers in EU

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted on February 7 to adopt new rules to ensure transferred funds arrive immediately in

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Leisure 

Exhibition at Union of Bulgarian Artists gallery celebrates centenary of Zidarov’s birth

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of works by Lyuben Zidarov, an artist with a remarkable legacy in Bulgarian art, celebrates the 100th anniversary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker holds talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has provided military, humanitarian and political support to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian aggression and will continue

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Bulgaria 

European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over water plans

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 7 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Business 

Poll: Fifth consecutive increase in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in Bulgaria in January 2024

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 74 samples – NCIPD

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of the latest group

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime cop alleged to have spied for Russia: Further details

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The employee of Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime alleged to have spied for Russia provided information about Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament given warm welcome in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has its rightful place in our common European family, its accession to the EU is a geopolitical choice that

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