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Report: 102 applicants submitted false documents in bids for Bulgarian citizenship in 2023

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 102 people had presented forged documents to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin in 2023, public broadcaster Bulgarian

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Makers of ‘A New Life in the Sun’ seeking enterprising Brits in pursuit of new lives in Bulgaria

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

True North Productions are filming in Bulgaria throughout 2024 and are interested in hearing from British expats who have recently

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 11 over forecast strong winds

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for February 11 for eight districts because of

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Bulgaria: Political fallout after election of Sofia city council chairperson

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of pro-Russian minority party Vuzrazhdane, announced on February 9 that the party had expelled three of its

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Market Links poll: GERB-UDF 23.8%, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria 17.2%

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition would get 23.8 per cent support and the We

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Netherlands PM optimistic about Bulgaria’s entry to ‘land Schengen’ by end-2024

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Schengen

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, said on February 8 that he would optimistic that Bulgaria’s land borders

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Sofia city council elects chairperson, to hold office until end of July

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At its eighth sitting, Sofia city council elected Tsvetomir Petrov of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria-Spasi Sofia coalition as

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Bulgarian Parliament Speaker holds talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has provided military, humanitarian and political support to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian aggression and will continue

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European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over water plans

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 7 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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