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Bulgaria to test BG-Alert, civil defence sirens on October 1

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice announcement system and the BG-Alert system – which sends text messages to mobile phones

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Bulgaria 

Fifth Sofia Documental film festival opens on September 28

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The fifth Sofia Documental international documentary film festival, with a focus on human rights, will be held from September 28

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government calls on EC to ban import of Ukrainian eggs into Bulgaria

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov has called on the European Commission (EC) to ban the import of eggs of

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes 10.9M euro support to farmers affected by adverse weather events in Bulgaria

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on September 23 that it was proposing to allocate 119.7 million euro from the agricultural

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Second find of ancient statue at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica site

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A team of archaeologists led by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski has found a second statue dating from antiquity during a dig

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Bulgaria 

Mainly sunny weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Independence Day long weekend

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Sunny weather will prevail throughout Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend from September 21 to 23, according to the country’s national weather

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Bulgaria 

Europol: 8 arrested for smuggling migrants across Turkish-Bulgarian border

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities, supported by Europol, on September 19 dismantled a criminal network smuggling migrants from Türkiye via Bulgaria and Serbia

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Bar Act

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 20 that he vetoed parts of the bill to amend the Bar Act,

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to host second Big Table event in Oborishte district

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

For a second time, Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s Oborishte district is host a The Big Table event – featuring a

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