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Day: June 20, 2024

Bulgaria 

Three candidates shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Meeting on June 20, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, shortlisted three of its members as candidates

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s Nazaryan elected Speaker of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

On the June 20 continuation of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly elected Raya Nazaryan, of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria’s price levels for alcohol and tobacco lowest in EU

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, the price level for alcohol and tobacco was 3.2 times higher in Ireland, the most expensive country, than

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Europe 

CoE: Key challenges are dire situation of people displaced by war, rise of antisemitism and anti-Muslim racism

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Addressing the situation of people displaced by war and other emergencies, countering the rise of antisemitism in Europe as a result of the

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first five months of 2024 up 37% y/y

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 18 947 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2024, an increase of

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