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Bulgaria’s electoral commission decides to register both MRF factions simultaneously

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Faced with rivalry over which of the two factions of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) would be first

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Bulgaria: Uncertainty lingers over election registrations of rival MRF factions

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The opening day of registrations of parties for Bulgaria’s October early parliamentary elections was temporarily derailed by the dispute between

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Bulgaria records 972.1M leva Budget deficit in January-July 2024

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 972.1 million leva in the first seven months of the

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Bulgarian Socialist Party expels former leader Ninova

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Kornelia Ninova

The national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) voted by an overwhelming majority at a meeting on September 1

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Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-August 2024 is 294

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 294 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and August 31 2024, according to

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Bulgaria: Warning of hazardous weather for Bourgas district over forecast heavy rain

August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Red warning of very hazardous weather for the Bourgas district for September

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 1.9% for September 2024

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 1.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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August 2024 in Bulgaria one of hottest since modern record-keeping began

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

August 2024 has been one of the warmest Augusts in Bulgaria since modern record-keeping began in 1930, Bulgaria’s national weather

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves 100M leva draft budget for latest early parliamentary elections

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Meeting on August 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved a draft budget of 100 028 000 leva for the country’s latest

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