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Bulgaria: Injuries, arson as football fans and police clash in Sofia

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

There were reports of several injuries and incidents of arson – from vehicles to refuse bins – as football fans

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Bulgaria: Vote of no confidence in government in disarray after GERB, MRF walkout

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A scheduled vote on a motion of no confidence in Parliament in Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov’s government ended in

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European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over victims’ rights

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 16 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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German Christmas market 2023 opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on November 17

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A traditional German Christmas market – Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia – is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, with

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Bulgaria had largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in EU in Q2 2023 – Eurostat

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In the second quarter of 2023, the largest reductions in greenhouse gases among European Union countries on an annual basis

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Bulgaria begins road safety ‘Operation Winter’

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

For the 29th year, road safety Operation Winter begins in Bulgaria on November 15, the day that the law requires

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Bulgaria, UK sign statement on strengthening co-operaton against organised crime in immigration

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

On behalf of their governments, Bulgarian Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov and UK Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick signed

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WCC-DB-Spasi Sofia’s Terziev sworn in as new mayor of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Sofia

Vassil Terziev, elected as mayor of Sofia in a second-round victory on November 5, took the oath of office on

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Delegation inspects production of F-16s for Bulgarian Air Force

November 13, 2023May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Representatives of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence and the Bulgarian Air Force visited the Lockheed Martin plant in Greenville, South Carolina,

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