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Regular flights between Plovdiv and Tel Aviv to start

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Plovdiv, tourism

Regular flights between Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv start on March 23 2023, Plovdiv Airport

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria marks 80th anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgaria Jews, deportations from ‘new lands’

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Ceremonies were held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on March 10, marking the 80th anniversary of the prevention of the deportation

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Business 

Eurostat: Egg prices in Bulgaria increased by 72.4% over one year

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The price of eggs in Bulgaria increased by 72.4 per cent over a year, according to data for January 2023,

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Europe 

Commercial flights in EU in 2022 still below 2019 levels

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, the number of commercial flights in the European Union was still below the pre-pandemic number of 2019, EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Sofia city council votes to ask for Soviet Army Monument to be moved from city centre

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

Sofia city council voted on March 9 to instruct mayor Yordanka Fandukova to ask the state to move the Soviet

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to visa-free travel for Kosovo passport holders

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo

European Union interior ministers agreed at a meeting on March 9 that holders of Kosovo passports should be allowed to

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Europe 

Eurostat: Annual inflation more than tripled in the EU in 2022

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2022, EU annual inflation reached the highest level ever measured at 9.2 per cent. Compared with 2021, when the annual value was 2.9

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to scrap education certificate requirement for driving licences for foreigners

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on March 8, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved proposed amendments to legislation, including scrapping the requirement for foreigners to submit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria says 7 EU countries back its call to scrap contract for Covid-19 vaccines

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker government voted unanimously on March 8 to call for the European Commission to terminate the contract with Pfizer-BioNTech

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