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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: ‘Hope not big’ of pilot of crashed MiG-29 having survived

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Given the time that has elapsed and the temperature of the seawater, hope that Major Valentin Terziev, pilot of the

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Bulgaria 

EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on June 9 that it opened three infringement procedures against Bulgaria and escalated two existing cases

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Tickets for Bulgarian railways’ June steam train excursions go on sale

June 9, 2021June 12, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Tickets for steam train excursions on the narrow-gauge line between Septemvri and Velingrad on June 19 and 20 are now

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister defends personnel changes

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov has defended his recent actions including the pensioning off of the head of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: GERB-UDF 20.3%, Trifonov’s ITN 18.2% – Alpha Research

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

With a few days to go before the official campaigning period ahead of Bulgaria’s July 11 early parliamentary elections, Boiko

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Bulgaria 

France eases entry requirements for EU citizens as of June 9

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In view of the number of infections that have been falling for weeks, the French government is easing the entry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashes into Black Sea during exercise

June 9, 2021June 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashed into the Black Sea in the early hours of June 9 while taking part

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 6 deaths, 1.17% tests positive

June 9, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-29 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister replaces National Police chief

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In the latest of a series of senior personnel changes made by Bulgaria’s interim government since taking office on May

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