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Bulgaria’s Parliament again rejects pro-Kremlin party’s ‘foreign agents’ bill

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on February 5 to reject a bill on “foreign agents” tabled by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane,

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Bulgarian Navy chief: 18 mines destroyed in Black Sea since start of Russia’s war on Ukraine

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Eighteen mines have been detected and defused in the Black Sea since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Bulgarian

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VDL: EU will respond firmly if Trump imposes tariffs

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

When targeted, unfairly or arbitrarily, the European Union will respond firmly, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in

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Joint deployment of officers from four countries at Bulgarian-Turkish border begins

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria –

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Bulgaria granted citizenship to more than 16 000 people in 2024

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 16 268 people in 2024, the largest number in a year since the beginning of the

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Two bishops shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s next Metropolitan of Vidin

February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In a secret ballot vote in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s diocese of Vidin on February 2, two bishops were shortlisted

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2.9% for February

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria pays annual homage to victims of communist regime

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

With wreath-laying ceremonies and statements, various Bulgarian political leaders and members of the public marked February 1, the day of

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Bulgaria ends 2024 with 3.0% consolidated Budget deficit

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2024 was 6.14 billion leva, on

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