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Month: April 2024

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Bulgarian MPs vote to accept presidential veto on Investment Promotion Act

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Parliament voted on April 30 to revise the bill amending the country’s Investment Promotion Act, accepting the veto imposed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Anglican community in Sofia to participate in #ThyKingdomCome 2024 initiative

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Anglican community in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is to participate in in the global #ThyKingdomCome 2024 initiative, which seeks to

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Business 

Bulgaria records 403.7M leva Budget surplus in Q1 2024

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 403.7 million leva in the first three months of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to ban advertising of gambling in all forms of media

April 30, 2024May 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Media

With the votes of 200 MPs from all parliamentary groups, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 30 to approve the

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Bulgaria 

UN refugee agency launches Compass: Network of refugee community centres in Bulgaria

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with partners, launched on April 30 the Compass Bulgaria Network of Protection and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June early parliamentary elections: GERB-UDF 25.9%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 16.4% – poll

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

A poll ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early parliamentary elections – being held simultaneously with scheduled European Parliament elections

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Investment Promotion Act

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on April 29 that he vetoed parts of the most recent bill to amend the

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Europe 

European Parliament campaign emphasises importance of voting in June to protect democracy

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2024, European Parliament

The European Parliament said on April 29 that it had the second phase of its communication campaign, highlighting the importance

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s population dropped by 0.03% in 2023 y/y

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

As of December 31 2023, the population of Bulgaria was 6 445 481, a decrease of 22 229 – about

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