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Declarations in Parliament mark 20 years of Bulgaria’s membership of Nato

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Declarations in Parliament on March 29 marked the 20th anniversary of Bulgaria’s accession to Nato. Parliament’s largest group, GERB-UDF, described

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Bulgarian railways amends timetables on March 30 and 31 as clocks change to daylight saving

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

As clocks in Bulgaria are changed to summer daily saving time overnight this weekend, all trains running after 3am on

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria largely unchanged in March

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found views of the business climate in Bulgaria in

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Earthquake of 3.8 on Richter scale close to Bulgaria’s Devin

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake of 3.8 on the Richter scale was recorded four kilometres southwest of the Bulgarian town of Devin at

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 31 2024

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 31 2024 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Radev auditions candidate caretaker PMs as Bulgaria heads to early elections

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 28 that he was starting today with meetings with all the potential caretaker

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European prosecutors search Bulgarian ski resort in probe into Covid-19 subsidy fraud

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, is leading searches in two hotels in a Bulgarian ski

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Bulgaria Air announces changes as country enters ‘air Schengen’ on March 31

March 28, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Because Bulgaria’s international airports will be part of the Schengen area as of March 31 2024, national carrier Bulgaria Airt

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Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in February 2024 up 15.6 % y/y

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In February 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria was 698 944, an increase of 15.6 per cent

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