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Both President and caretaker PM to represent Bulgaria at Nato Summit in DC

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev, Nato, Roumen Radev

Both caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and President Roumen Radev will participate in the Nato Summit to be held in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to begin on June 24 consultations on forming a government

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on June 24 begin the process of consultations, mandated by the constitution,

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Bulgaria 

Three candidates shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Meeting on June 20, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, shortlisted three of its members as candidates

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s Nazaryan elected Speaker of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

On the June 20 continuation of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly elected Raya Nazaryan, of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United

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Eurostat: Bulgaria’s price levels for alcohol and tobacco lowest in EU

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, the price level for alcohol and tobacco was 3.2 times higher in Ireland, the most expensive country, than

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Europe 

CoE: Key challenges are dire situation of people displaced by war, rise of antisemitism and anti-Muslim racism

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Addressing the situation of people displaced by war and other emergencies, countering the rise of antisemitism in Europe as a result of the

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first five months of 2024 up 37% y/y

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 18 947 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2024, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

First sitting of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly adjourned after failure to elect Speaker

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The first sitting of Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly was adjourned on its first day on June 19 after failing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways’ first train with newly-delivered carriages to run from Sofia to Bourgas on June 22

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Bourgas

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s first train with newly-delivered carriages will travel from capital city Sofia to Bourgas on the Black

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