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Minority parties disrupt sitting of Bulgarian Parliament over dismantling of Soviet Army Monument

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

The December 14 sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly was disrupted soon after it began as MPs from three minority parliamentary

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 92 samples – NCIPD

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 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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Bulgaria: Dismantling of Soviet Army Monument continues amid tight security

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

Dismantling of the figures on the Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continued on December 13, with police

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on adoptions

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on December 13 the second and final reading of amendments to the Family Code affecting adoptions.

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Bulgarian MPs agree to amended spending on new naval patrol vessels

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 13 to approve an amendment to planned spending on the Navy’s new patrol vessels.

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EC: New EU-funded research centre in Bulgaria contributes to clean energy transition

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian government inaugurated on December 12 the National Centre of Mechatronics and Clean Technologies located at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Round-the-clock security at site of Soviet Army Monument as dismantling begins

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Sofia

At the request of Sofia district governor Vyara Todeva, the city’s police are mounting 24-hour guard and checkpoints on the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Dismantling of figures on Soviet Army Monument in Sofia begins

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Dismantling of figures on the Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia began on the morning of December 12.

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Bulgarian Parliament approves 2024 Budget Act at first reading

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed the 2024 Budget Act at first reading at a special sitting on December 12, with 144

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