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Bulgaria: Putin has 62% disapproval rating, 58% believe Kremlin responsible for Navalny’s death

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian society is dominated by the opinion that the Kremlin regime is responsible for the death of Russian opposition leader

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Bulgaria’s 2024 European Parliament elections: GERB-UDF 22.6%, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria 19.9% – poll

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Ahead of the European Parliament elections to be held in Bulgaria on June 6, a poll by the Alpha Research

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Poll: 60% of Bulgarians firmly support country’s membership of EU

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

About 60 per cent of Bulgarians maintain their categorical support for Bulgaria’s membership of the European Union and are not

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Petkov: Talks between We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and GERB-UDF continue in constructive spirit

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Negotiations with GERB-UDF on the conditions for forming a cabinet with Maria Gabriel as Prime Minister are continuing and are

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Bulgaria’s government: Claims of unprecedented migrant flows, assaults by foreigners, are fake news

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s government dismissed on March 12 as fake news the claims of an unprecedented migrant flow, foreigners assaulting people on

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Bulgarian Navy destroys mine near Varna’s Kabakum beach

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The crew of the Bulgarian Navy minesweeper Struma destroyed a mine after it was spotted 250 metres from the shore,

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New strike cancels several Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt, Munich and Bulgaria’s capital

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A new strike has resulted in the cancellation of several Lufthansa flights on March 11 and 12 between Frankfurt and

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Bulgaria: Negotiators on possible new government seek more time

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The GERB-UDF and We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalitions are seeking more time for negotiations before President Roumen Radev hands

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Sofia marks anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews

March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

March 10 in Sofia saw a March of Tolerance, speeches and floral tributes marking the 81st anniversary of the prevention

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