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CoE report: Bulgaria’s prison incarceration rate grew 8.1 per cent in 2023 y/y

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In Bulgaria, the total number of prison inmates in 2023 was 6501 and the country’s incarceration rate was 101 inmates

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Europe 

EU trade support measures for Ukraine enter into force

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the European Union have been extended for a further year, following the June 6 entry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Defence Ministry slams political party over disinformation

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

It is unacceptable to involve the Bulgarian army in an election campaign, the Defence Ministry said on June 6, saying

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: GERB-UDF has 10-point lead – Alpha Research poll

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has a lead of about 10 points ahead its nearest rivals in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024

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Europe 

European Parliament 2024 elections: First voters go to the polls on June 6

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, European Parliament elections 2024

Voters in the Netherlands will be the first to go the polls, on June 6, in the 2024 European Parliament

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Tradition and talent to captivate in Allegra Festival and Academy 10th anniversary edition

June 5, 2024July 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Between July 6 and 21 2024, Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will welcome top stars of the classical music scene with

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Bulgaria 

Turkish military vehicles, personnel to transit Bulgaria en route from Kosovo

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Kosovo, Nato, Romania, Turkey

On June 6 and 7, 2024, military personnel and military equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: GERB-UDF has large lead over WCC-DB – opinion poll

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

A few days ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 early National Assembly and regular European Parliament elections, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet changes fees for foreigners’ residence cards

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet has approved changes to some of the fees charged for issuing identification documents to foreigners residing in

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