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Bulgarian PM Denkov criticises predecessor caretaker Cabinet for ‘governance errors’

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov took a fresh swipe at the track record of the caretaker cabinet that his government

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Bulgaria issues Code Orange warnings for high temperatures on August 4

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 10 districts for August 4 because of expected

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Bulgarian Cabinet decision a step forward towards moving Soviet Army Monument

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government decided on August 2 to change the status of the property in Sofia where the Soviet Army Monument,

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over high temperatures forecast for August 3

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian weather forecasters have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for six districts for August 3 because of

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Bettany Hughes making film ‘Treasures of Bulgaria’

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Zaritsa Dinkova had a meeting in the Black Sea city of Varna with British historian and television

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Judiciary Act

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 1 that he has vetoed amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, passed by

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Covid-19: In past month, 16 deaths in Bulgaria

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 16 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first seven months of 2023 is 277

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 277 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first seven months of 2023, according to

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Across Bulgaria, many thousands turn out in protest against violence against women

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In Sofia and many other cities in Bulgaria, many thousands turned out on July 31 in a nationwide protest against

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