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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 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

PACE observers: Well-organised but ineffective elections maintain status quo in Bulgaria

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The early parliamentary elections held on October 27 in Bulgaria were competitive and professionally managed by the election administration, however

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2024 elections: Exit poll suggests seven-group Parliament

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

An exit poll by the Alpha Research agency, the results of which were released at the close of voting in

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