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Month: March 2024

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s airports and sea ports are now in Schengen: The rules

March 31, 2024January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

As of March 31, Bulgaria’s airports and sea ports – along with those in Romania – are part of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test early warning system on April 1

March 31, 2024March 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Testing of Bulgaria’s national disaster and air hazard early warning system will take place on April 1 at 11am. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Radev calls on caretaker Prime Minister-designate Glavchev to present a government within a week

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

At a meeting on March 30, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev handed caretaker Prime Minister-designate Dimitar Glavchev a

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Bulgaria 

European Commission on Bulgaria, Romania joining air and sea Schengen

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

On March 31, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both EU member states including

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Varna Airport announces summer 2024 flight schedule

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On April 1 2024, almost immediately after Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen zone by air, national carrier Bulgaria Air will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President names Audit Office head Glavchev to be caretaker Prime Minister – reports

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev had named Audit Office head Dimitar Glavchev to be caretaker Prime Minister, according to reports on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria basks in warm spring weather as temperature records set

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Records for maximum temperatures were set at Bulgaria’s Black Sea major coast cities on March 29, according to the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Speed-dating and hasty legislating

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

In a controversial move, Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on March 29 the first reading of amendments to laws to attempt to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament hastily amending laws in bid to resolve caretaker PM issue

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament hastily leapt into the process of amending laws on March 29 in a bid to resolve issues related

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