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Month: March 2025

Europe 

Fewer marriages, fewer divorces in EU in 2023, rise in births outside marriage

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

About 1.8 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the European Union in 2023, EU statistics

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Europe 

Eurostat: Circulatory diseases were main cause of death in EU in 2022

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In 2022, there were 5.16 million deaths among residents of the European Union and the main causes of death across

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Bulgaria 

European Court of Justice orders Bulgaria to pay EC 1.6M euro to EC for failure to comply with directive

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered Bulgaria to pay the European Commission (EC) a sum of 1.59 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament reverts to being eight-group as one ceases to exist

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A few days after becoming a nine-group Parliament, Bulgaria’s National Assembly reverted to being eight-group. This happened on March 21

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM discusses country’s euro zone accession with ECB, Eurogroup heads

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on March 20 in Brussels with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde

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Europe 

Ongoing diplomatic efforts do not mean Russia should face less pressure, Zelenskyy tells EU leaders

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In an online address to the European Council meeting on March 20, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on partners to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament appoints Orlin Kolev as Constitutional Court judge

March 20, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 20 to appoint Orlin Kolev as Constitutional Court judge to replace Konstantin Penchev. The

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Bulgaria 

Restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv re-opens for visitors

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv was officially opened on March 20. Nebet Tepe is one

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry launches international advertising campaign on National Geographic, 24 Kitchen

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has launched a large-scale international advertising campaign on the National Geographic and 24 Kitchen channels, part

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