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Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament given warm welcome in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has its rightful place in our common European family, its accession to the EU is a geopolitical choice that

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport: Some Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt, Munich, cancelled

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Some Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled on February 7 and 8, Sofia Airport said

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Bulgaria 

European Commission appoints new Head of Representation in Bulgaria

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Yordanka Chobanova has been appointed as new Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, the Commission said on February 6.

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Europe 

European Parliament: Driving disqualification in one EU country shall be valid throughout the EU

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Serious traffic offences, such as excessive speeding or drink driving, should lead to EU-wide driving disqualifications, members of the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Crest of flu wave is breaking

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The crest of the influenza wave is breaking, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Hristo Hinkov said on February 5, with no epidemic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Anti-organised crime cop arrested for spying for Russia

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

A staffer of Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime has been arrested for spying for Russia, Interior Minister Zhivko

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World 

OECD: Global growth projected to slow to 2.9% in 2024

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Global growth, which rose by an estimated 3.1 per cent in 2023, is projected to slow to 2.9 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Roman emperor Caracalla medallion among finds in Bulgaria’s Nova Varbovka

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Veliko Turnovo

A medallion of Caracalla, Roman emperor from 198 to 217 CE, was among finds at the site of Roman graves

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Bulgaria 

Former Bulgarian Interior Ministry armoured cars finally bound for Ukraine

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Several months after Bulgaria’s Parliament and government approved the move, 100 decades-old armoured cars formerly owned by the Interior Ministry

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