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Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after October 27 parliamentary election

October 31, 2024July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 51st National Assembly, with the full list of

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2024 was 4%

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in September 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from August 2024 and down from 4.4

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Weather bureau: Water levels in Bulgaria in October 2024 below average thresholds

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In October, the water quantities of the rivers in Bulgaria are below the average water thresholds and around the low

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions three Bulgarian companies for enabling Russia’s war

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Three Bulgarian companies are among those named on October 30 in lists by the US State Department and Treasury Department

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Post-election posturing

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

While final official results and seat distribution in Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly elected on October 27 are still pending, parties

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government consents to opening of an Australian honorary consulate

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on October 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government gave its consent to an Australian honorary consulate in Sofia

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Europol: Stolen car parts worth millions of euro recovered from warehouse in Bulgaria

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

During a Europol-supported action day conducted by Bulgarian and German law enforcement in mid-October, officers recovered stolen car parts worth

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport to open new outdoor parking area on October 31

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport’s new P3 outdoor parking area will open on October 31, the airport said in a Facebook post. “It

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Bulgarian elections: GERB-UDF top as eight groups set to win seats – preliminary results

October 28, 2024April 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Former Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition received the largest share of the vote in the October 27 early parliamentary

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