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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Poll sees five groups winning seats

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

A poll by the Market Links agency, the results of which were released on May 10 immediately before the official

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Bulgaria brings anti-epidemic measures against whooping cough into effect

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Temporary anti-epidemic measures against the spread of whooping cough have come into effect in Bulgaria on May 9, following an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM meets ambassadors of EU member states, US, UK and Switzerland

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev held a meeting on May 8 with the ambassadors of the European Union member

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Poll sees six groups winning seats

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

A poll by the Alpha Research agency, the results of which were released on May 8, sees six coalitions and

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Poll foresees relatively low turnouts in Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

There will be relatively low voter turnouts in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 European Parliament and early National Assembly elections, according

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Caretaker PM reassures Ukraine of Bulgaria’s support

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has told Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal that Bulgaria will continue its categorical support for

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Ukrainian refugees are second largest number in the world after Syrians – IOM

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Syrian refugees, Ukraine

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in one of the largest and fastest displacements in Europe since

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IOM’s World Migration Report 2024: Record number of displaced people

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on May 7 the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest Covid-19 death rate in 2021

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the population aged less than 65 years, the highest standardised death rate from Covid-19 among the EU member states

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