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European Commission pays out 4.2B euro first payment under Ukraine Facility

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) paid out close to 4.2 billion euro to Ukraine on August 13 under the first pillar

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast soaring temperatures

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Code Orange warning of dangerous weather has been issued for several of Bulgaria’s districts for August 13 because of

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Bulgaria’s exports in H1 2024 down 5.6%, imports down 1.1% y/y

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to June 2024 was 41 388.8 million leva, which

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria lodges organised crime, money laundering charges against OneCoin’s Ignatova

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has lodged charges of leading an organised crime group and of money laundering against Ruja

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Sport 

Bulgaria wraps up Paris Olympics with three golds, seven medals total

August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian athletes won three gold medals and seven in total at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, making it

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Bulgaria 

Archaeologists: Roman-era sarcophagus found on Bulgarian beach is authentic

August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

The sarcophagus, which was found on a beach in Sv Konstantin i Elena resort near Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President names deputy head of Audit Office as caretaker Prime Minister

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev appointed the deputy head of the Audit Office, Goritsa Gruncharova-Kozhareva, as caretaker Prime

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Bulgaria 

2024 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria from August 11 – 13

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2024 Perseids meteor shower will peak between August 11 and 13, with little competition from the moon, which will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs approve air policing deal with Türkiye

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on August 8 to approve a memorandum of understanding signed in Ankara in February 2024 with Türkiye

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