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Fifth Sofia Documental film festival opens on September 28

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The fifth Sofia Documental international documentary film festival, with a focus on human rights, will be held from September 28

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government calls on EC to ban import of Ukrainian eggs into Bulgaria

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov has called on the European Commission (EC) to ban the import of eggs of

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes 10.9M euro support to farmers affected by adverse weather events in Bulgaria

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on September 23 that it was proposing to allocate 119.7 million euro from the agricultural

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to more than a billion euro disaster relief aid for 5 EU countries

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union agreed on September 23 to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Second find of ancient statue at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica site

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A team of archaeologists led by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski has found a second statue dating from antiquity during a dig

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Bulgaria 

Mainly sunny weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Independence Day long weekend

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Sunny weather will prevail throughout Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend from September 21 to 23, according to the country’s national weather

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Europe 

EC proposes up to 35B euro MFA loan to Ukraine as EU’s contribution to EU-G7 support

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on September 20 a comprehensive financial assistance package, consisting of a Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism

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Bulgaria 

Europol: 8 arrested for smuggling migrants across Turkish-Bulgarian border

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities, supported by Europol, on September 19 dismantled a criminal network smuggling migrants from Türkiye via Bulgaria and Serbia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Bar Act

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 20 that he vetoed parts of the bill to amend the Bar Act,

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