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Bulgarian railways’ first train with newly-delivered carriages to run from Sofia to Bourgas on June 22

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Bourgas

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s first train with newly-delivered carriages will travel from capital city Sofia to Bourgas on the Black

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Initial talks on a new Bulgarian government: Two days, two meetings, four no-shows

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Negotiators from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF ended an initial two days of consultations on a government on June 18 with no

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Earthquake of 4.3 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An earthquake of 4.3 on the Richer scale was measured at 8.24pm on June 17 at about 15 km south-east

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Mixed start to GERB-UDF’s talks on forming a government

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The first of two days of talks hosted by a negotiating team of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition on the formation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly to hold first sitting on June 19

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on June 19 at 9am, according to a notice on

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Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after June 9 parliamentary election

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 50th National Assembly, with the full list of

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Bulgaria 

Virtuoso violinist Vasko Vassilev to star at free concert in Plovdiv

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Opera Plovdiv and Plovdiv municipality are inviting residents of Plovdiv and visitors to the city to a festive gala concert

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: I will not be GERB-UDF’s candidate Prime Minister

June 13, 2024June 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told a news conference on June 13 that he would not be his coalition’s candidate Prime

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Bulgaria 

IME report: Discrimination against LGBTI people costs Bulgaria billions of dollars a year

June 13, 2024June 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria loses between $2.4 and 4.9 billion of additional GDP per year due to discrimination against LGBTI people, according to

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