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Bulgaria’s Finance Minister: Ban on import of Ukrainian grain caused losses of 146M leva

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The ban on the import of Ukrainian grain, which the now-departed caretaker cabinet requested from the European Commission, has currently

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Bulgaria’s PM: Liberalisation of foodstuffs imports from Ukraine will reduce prices of basic foodstuffs, cut inflation

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government is backing the proposal, tabled in Parliament, to exempt the import of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds

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Bulgaria’s Parliament asked to vote against extension of ban on foodstuffs imports from Ukraine

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament is being asked to vote on a decision to oppose the extension beyond September 15 on the EU

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European Parliament approves Bulgaria’s Ivanova as European Commissioner

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour on September 12 of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova becoming a member of

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Bulgaria 

Row over plan to spend 671M leva on new buses, trams and trolleybuses for Bulgaria’s capital

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A Democratic Bulgaria city councillor has hit out at a plan proposed by councillors from Sofia municipality’s GERB group to

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Eurostat: 22.5% of Bulgaria’s population unable to keep home warm in 2022

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 22.5 per cent of Bulgaria’s population were unable to keep their home adequately warm in 2022, the

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Bulgaria 

Tap water in Bulgaria’s flood-hit Tsarevo remains unfit for drinking

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The ban on drinking tap water in Tsarevo municipality continues to apply, after the latest tests showed it was still

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Bulgaria 

Construction of new Jewish educational and cultural centre in Bulgaria’s capital begins

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

A ceremony was held on September 10 to mark the start of construction of the Organization of the Jews in

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Bulgaria’s PM: Radev has exceeded powers, but impeachment not a good idea

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Roumen Radev

President Roumen Radev has several times exceeded the powers that the constitution gives him, providing grounds for impeachment, but proceeding

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