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Poll: 60% of Bulgarians firmly support country’s membership of EU

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

About 60 per cent of Bulgarians maintain their categorical support for Bulgaria’s membership of the European Union and are not

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Business 

In January, Bulgaria’s exports down 15.2%, imports down 8.2% y/y

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In January 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 6 240.3 million leva, 15.2

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Bulgaria 

Petkov: Talks between We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and GERB-UDF continue in constructive spirit

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Negotiations with GERB-UDF on the conditions for forming a cabinet with Maria Gabriel as Prime Minister are continuing and are

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Europe 

European Parliament approves new rules to crack down on evasion of EU sanctions

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted on March 12 to approve new rules to harmonise the enforcement of EU sanctions

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Bulgaria’s government: Claims of unprecedented migrant flows, assaults by foreigners, are fake news

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s government dismissed on March 12 as fake news the claims of an unprecedented migrant flow, foreigners assaulting people on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys mine near Varna’s Kabakum beach

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The crew of the Bulgarian Navy minesweeper Struma destroyed a mine after it was spotted 250 metres from the shore,

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Business 

CEE startup nPloy uses AI to engineer equality in the workplace in Bulgaria and region

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On this year’s Equal Pay Day, March 12, nPloy reaffirms its commitment to advancing fair and equal pay practices in

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Leisure 

Sounds Like a Whisper (Poetically Political) exhibition to open at Sofia City Art Gallery

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A contemporary art exhibition entitled Sounds Like a Whisper (Poetically Political) opens on March 12 at 6pm at Sofia City

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Bulgaria 

New strike cancels several Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt, Munich and Bulgaria’s capital

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A new strike has resulted in the cancellation of several Lufthansa flights on March 11 and 12 between Frankfurt and

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