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Moody’s affirms Bulgaria’s Baa1 rating amid ‘weakening governance’

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Moody’s has affirmed the long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at ‘Baa1’ with a stable outlook,

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemics: Three Bulgarian districts’ schools go over to online learning

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Because of flu epidemics, pupils at schools in the Plovdiv, Vratsa and Haskovo districts are going over to online learning.

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Bulgaria 

Two more districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemics

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Two more districts in Bulgaria have declared flu epidemics, bringing the total to seven out of 27, according to a

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Europe 

European Parliament condemns Russia’s use of disinformation to justify its war in Ukraine

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

In a resolution adopted on January 23, members of the European Parliament condemned the Russian regime’s systematic falsification of historical

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Bulgaria 

Poll: GERB-UDF 26%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria and Vuzrazhdane neck-and-neck

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold elections now, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF would get the largest share of votes, 26 per cent among

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC cancels election of new prosecutor-general

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) voted on January 23 to cancel the process of appointing a new prosecutor-general, following changes

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Bulgaria 

Crew, including Bulgarians, of hijacked vessel Galaxy Leader released

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The crew of the Galaxy Leader, the vessel hijacked in the Red Sea in November 2023 by Iranian-aligned terrorist group

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov coalition government: meet the ministers

January 22, 2025February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on January 16 to elect a government headed by Rossen Zhelyazkov, following a month of talks hosted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria must take necessary steps to receive Recovery and Resilience Plan funds, new PM tells VDL

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Recovery and Resilience Plan funds are intended for Bulgaria and the necessary steps must be taken so that the country

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