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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Investment Promotion Act

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on April 29 that he vetoed parts of the most recent bill to amend the

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NSI: Bulgaria’s population dropped by 0.03% in 2023 y/y

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

As of December 31 2023, the population of Bulgaria was 6 445 481, a decrease of 22 229 – about

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NSI: More than 15 000 foreign students at Bulgaria’s universities in 2023/24 academic year

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In the 2023/2024 academic year in Bulgaria, there are 15 093 foreign students at Bulgaria’s universities, about 8.2 per cent

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Bulgaria’s Parliament unanimously backs increase in military’s salaries

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted unanimously on April 26 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Defence and

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Bulgaria in joint statement with US, several countries, urging release of hostages held by Hamas

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria is among several countries including the United States and United Kingdom in a joint statement calling for the immediate

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Bulgaria’s Parliament ousts GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 25 to oust Rossen Zhelyazkov of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition as Speaker. The vote

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 28 samples – NCIPD

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of the latest group

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EC advances four infringement cases against Bulgaria

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 24 that it advanced four infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify the

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Bulgarian caretaker PM’s foreign policy aide quits as he takes foreign affairs portfolio

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev

In another twist in the extraordinary saga of Bulgaria’s recently-appointed and highly controversial interim government, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev’s

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