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Regional health inspectorate: No dangerous pollution on Bulgaria’s southern coast

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Tests of sea water samples taken from 30 places along Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast have found no dangerous pollution

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Bulgarian Navy destroys unexploded ordnance found on Obzor beach

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Navy specialists destroyed on August 31 unexploded ordnance found on the beach at Obzor, the Defence Ministry said. The

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Tagarev: Bulgaria backs view that long-term commitment by EU to Ukraine needed

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria fully shares the opinion on the need for a long-term commitment of the European Union in support of Ukraine,

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry top official resigns, after clash between government and president

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Interior Ministry chief secretary Petar Todorov said on August 30 that he was submitting his resignation, the latest development

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Bulgaria’s government budgets 151.1M leva for October 2023 municipal elections

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s government has allocated 151.1 million leva for the country’s mayoral and municipal elections, the first round of which will

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Bulgaria to include data on long-term, permanent residents in crime prevention system

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government has approved a change to an ordinance so that information on long-term and permanent residents may be included

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Bulgaria’s government transfers 81M leva for costs of April’s early elections

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Meeting on August 30, Bulgaria’s government approved 81 million leva to meet the actual costs of the country’s April 2

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Bulgarian army vehicles, personnel head for Saber Junction exercise in Germany

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Personnel and equipment from the 61st Stryamska Mechanised Brigade will travel along Bulgaria’s national road network from their base in

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Super Blue Moon on August 30: Partly cloudy skies over most of Bulgaria

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The night of August 30 2023 sees a Super Blue Moon, with forecasts suggesting that the night sky over most

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