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Day: September 9, 2024

Bulgaria 

At VDL’s request, Bulgaria nominates Zaharieva to be European Commissioner

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At the request of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Bulgaria’s caretaker government is nominating former foreign minister Ekaterina

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Bulgaria 

Divisions on history linger in Bulgaria on 80th anniversary of Soviet invasion

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

September 9 2024 found Bulgaria as divided as ever on its history as it marked the 80th anniversary of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s supreme court confirms de-registration of Ninova as representative of socialist party

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, in a ruling on September 9, confirmed a Sofia City Court decision cancelling the registration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2024 elections: Rival factions in MRF, BSP, continue to try to outmanoeuvre each other

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The respective rival factions in strife-torn parties the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rain forecast for September 10

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for September 10 for several districts because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s electoral commission refuses rival MRF factions registration as coalitions

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) decided unanimously on September 9 to refuse to register the two rival factions of the

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Europe 

EU condemns Russia’s ‘elections’ in occupied Ukrainian territory

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union strongly condemns the holding of the so-called “elections” by Russia on Ukrainian territory, the illegally annexed Autonomous

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