First-reading flop in Bulgaria’s Parliament for amendments to constitution
Proposed amendments to Bulgaria’s constitution failed on October 6 to get sufficient votes to be approved at first reading, but
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 94 samples – NCIPD
Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on October 6 that it has completed the sequencing of
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Financial incentives among EC recommendations for increasing returns of discarded phones, laptops
Financial incentives are among recommendations adopted on October 6 by the European Commission (EC) for EU countries with the aim
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Close to 4.2M who fled Russia’s war on Ukraine have temporary protection in EU
As of August 31 2023, almost 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion on
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Covid-19: Pupils at some schools in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv go over to distance learning
Pupils at four classes at four schools in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv have gone over to distance learning because of
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Europol: Drivers’ migrant smuggling cell dismantled in Bulgaria, with five arrests
On October 4, European police cooperation agency Europol supported Bulgarian authorities in dismantling a migrant smuggling group active at the
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World Bank: Bulgaria’s economy to slow down substantially in 2023
The World Bank is projecting 1.4 per cent economic growth in Bulgaria in 2023, a reduction of 0.1 percentage points
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Eurostat: Bulgaria has pupil-teacher ratio below EU average
Bulgaria had a pupil-teacher ratio of 11.1 in 2021, down from 11.4 in 2020, and below the EU average, according
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Bulgaria: Some protesters continue to block motorway, pass, in spite of deal
Traffic restrictions continue on the Trakia Motorway, as well as on the Pass of the Republic, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said
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