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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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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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Bulgarian pro-Kremlin minority party’s ‘foreign agents’ bill defeated in committee

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

A bill tabled by Bulgarian minority pro-Kremlin party Vuzrazhdane that would create a registry of “foreign agents” – in a

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Eurostat: Bulgaria among top 5 EU countries with largest growth in overnight stays in Q2 2024

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

According to the latest Eurostat data, Bulgaria ranks among the five leading countries in the European Union in terms of

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Helga Paris Photography exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled Helga Paris: Photography opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 19 and continues until November 24

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Defence Ministry: Polish military personnel to transit Bulgaria for Ramstein Flag exercise

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Personnel and military equipment from Poland’s armed forces will travel on national roads in Bulgaria on September 18, from the

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Bulgaria 

European Commissioner-designate Zaharieva: Bulgaria got one of the portfolios of the future

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has received one of the portfolios of the future, Ekaterina Zaharieva said in Strasbourg on September 17 after being

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