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Bulgaria’s Georgieva selected for second five-year term as head of IMF

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, Kristalina Georgieva

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF managing director for a

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry issues advisory to Bulgarians in Israel

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

In connection with the current situation in the Middle East region, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarian citizens in the

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EC, Bulgaria sign partnership agreement on info campaign on euro changeover

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) and Bulgaria signed on April 12 a partnership agreement for the organisation of information and communication

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Europe 

EU ministers approve single work and stay permit for non-EU nationals

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the EU adopted on April 12 a revision of the Single Permit Directive which sets out the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2024 early parliamentary elections: GERB-UDF 25.5%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 17.1% – poll

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Among those who intend to vote in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on June 9, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF has the support

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Orthodox Easter bonuses for pensioners below poverty line

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on April 12 to approve the second reading of amendments to the state social security budget to

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Europe 

Record post-winter gas storage levels in Europe

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Europe is emerging from its second winter since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government budgets more than 98.1M leva for European Parliament, National Assembly elections

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

At its first in-person meeting on April 11, Bulgaria’s Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government approved a draft budget for the June

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Bulgaria’s exports in first two months of 2024 down 11.4% y/y

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – February 2024, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 12.8 billion leva,

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