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Day: October 2, 2024

Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM after meeting on Middle East: No current threat to Bulgaria’s security

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

There is no current threat to the security of Bulgaria, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said after presiding over an

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Bulgaria 

Mladenov: Biggest escalation of conflicts in Middle East in recent years

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

This is perhaps the biggest escalation of conflicts in the Middle East in recent years, Nikolai Mladenov, who from 2015

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves signing of security cooperation agreement with Ukraine

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

At a regular meeting on October 2, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet approved the signing of a security cooperation agreement between Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President, caretaker PM, call security council meetings over Middle East

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has called a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security for October 4, with the

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2024 was 4%

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in August 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from the figure in July 2024 and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ranks low in EU in percentage of pupils learning two or more foreign languages

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, about 1.8 per cent of primary school pupils in Bulgaria were learning two or more foreign languages, while

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