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Bulgaria: Elections now would produce five-group National Assembly – poll

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, there would be a National Assembly with five groups, according to a poll

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 88 samples – NCIPD

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on October 25 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

More than half of road sections inspected in Bulgaria so far deviate from quality standards

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Deviations from quality standards were found in more than half of road sections in Bulgaria inspected in September, Minister of

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Bulgaria 

Earthquake of 3.9 on Richter scale close to Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake of 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded seven kilometres east of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv at 2.47pm

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Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 29 2023

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 29 2023, the final Sunday of the month, going

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Defence Minister: Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to start mine countermeasures operation in Black Sea

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye will soon start a mine countermeasures operation in the Black Sea, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Todor Tagarev

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Energy Act

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on October 19 that he has vetoed amendments to the country’s Energy Act, passed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to set up mobile app to report domestic violence

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Victims of domestic violence will be able to report 24 hours a day via a mobile app, the Bulgarian government

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Day 2023 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Sofia and Plovdiv

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

This year’s annual Remembrance Day Services will be held in Sofia Central Cemetery on November and 11 in Plovdiv Central

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