Bulgaria: Protesting energy, mine workers block motorway, mountain pass
Energy and mine workers protesting against the Bulgarian government’s plan for the eventual closure of the country’s coal industry blocked
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Bulgaria’s 2023 municipal elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
The official election campaign period for Bulgaria’s October 29 2023 mayoral and municipal elections begins on September 29. These elections
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Bulgaria’s government adopts plan for transition for coal-mining regions when production ends
Meeting in special session on September 29, Bulgaria’s government adopted Territorial Just Transition Plans for the country’s coal-mining regions, envisaging
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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: Russia using fictitious exercises in Black Sea to block export of Ukrainian grain
Russia is using fictitious military exercises in the Black Sea to block the export of Ukrainian grain, which poses a
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EC opens two new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on September 28 that it opened two new infringement cases against Bulgaria and was advancing the
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Bulgaria begins immunising with new vaccine against Covid-19 subvariant
Bulgaria began administering the new vaccine targeting Covid-19’s Omicron’s XBB 1.5 subvariant on September 27, with 755 people getting the
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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine
In an unconventional procedure, Bulgaria’s Parliament voted behind closed doors on September 27 to supply unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine,
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Three arrested in Bulgaria in probe into EU agricultural funds fraud
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime squad arrested three people and carried
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Tussle over ‘Russian Church’ in Bulgaria’s capital after ‘clergy’ expelled as threat to national security
The “Russian Church” in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is the subject of a tussle that has been going on for
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