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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves purchase of US Stryker armoured vehicles

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on November 9 to approve a project that envisages the acquisition of combat vehicles, including 183 US-made

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Bulgarian MPs visit Israel

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

A group of members of the Bulgarian Parliament visited the State of Israel at the invitation of ELNET to see

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Bulgaria’s 2023 local elections: Three TV stations fined for breaking rules on exit polls

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Media

The Central Election Commission (CEC) is fining Bulgaria’s three major television stations for breaking election law that forbids disclosure of

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Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB to decide on attitude to ruling coalition

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will decide in coming days on its attitude to the de-facto coalition, of which it is

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Mustafa Karadayi resigns as leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Mustafa Karadayi has resigned as leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), a post he has held since

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Bulgaria suspends participation in Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has adopted a decision to suspend the country’s participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

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Bulgaria’s FM: Two hostages of Bulgarian origin in Gaza

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

There are two hostages of Bulgarian origin in Gaza, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maria Gabriel said on

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Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: Vassil Terziev elected mayor of Sofia

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria-Spasi Sofia candidate Vassil Terziev won the mayoral election in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia after

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Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: GERB wins most major cities, but loses Varna

November 6, 2023April 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Former Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov’s party GERB won a number of the mayoral elections cities serving as the administrative

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