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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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Business 

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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Europe 

European Parliament approves new Migration and Asylum Pact

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

In a succession of votes on April 10, the European Parliament adopted 10 legislative texts to reform European migration and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President signs decree dismissing Interior Ministry chief

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed on April 10 a decree dismissing Zhivko Kotsev as Interior Ministry chief secretary, a day

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government axes Customs head, seeks firing of Interior Ministry chief

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On the first day in office of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government, the interim finance minister replaced the head of

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Bulgaria 

Deadline set for EU nationals to register to vote in Bulgaria’s MEP elections

April 9, 2024May 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved on April 9 a timeline ahead of the country’s June 9 European Parliament elections,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Supreme court overturns ruling against dismantling of Soviet Army Monument

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned an earlier ruling by the Sofia City Administrative Court ordering a halt to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Aid to Ukraine to continue, further opportunities considered

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s aid to Ukraine will continue, caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said on taking office on April 9. “The battle

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Glavchev caretaker government sworn in

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony lasting less than 10 minutes at a special sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on April 9, the

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