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Month: July 2024

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Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry says it will switch contractor for supply of trains

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Polish company Pojazdy Szynowe PESA Bydgoszcz SA will be selected as the contractor for the delivery of 35 locomotives under

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast heavy rains

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for six districts for July 25 because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government adopts decisions on compensation for those hard-hit by wildfires

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on July 24, Bulgaria’s interim administration adopted three decisions on compensation for those hard-hit by the

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Bulgaria 

Sarcophagus said to date from Roman era found on beach in Bulgaria

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

A sarcophagus, said by experts to date from the Roman era, has been found “unattended” on a beach in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Water restrictions in some municipalities amid persistently high temperatures

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There is not a single municipality in the Varna district on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast that does not have villages

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Europe 

Copernicus Climate Change Service: New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria offers help fighting large fire near Greek-Bulgarian border

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian military personnel were among those deployed to prevent a large fire burning close to the Greek-Bulgarian border from spreading

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Bulgaria 

Tussle between Bulgaria’s President and caretaker government over envoy in Kyiv

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev, Nikolai Nenchev, Roumen Radev, Ukraine

Former Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev has been appointed as chargé d’affaires of Bulgaria’s embassy in Kyiv, skirting head of state

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s proposed next aid for Ukraine to include surplus ammo

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

It is proposed that Bulgaria’s next package of aid for Ukraine will include ammunition and equipment that have been found

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