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Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria likens Putin to Hitler and Stalin

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In a television interview on September 9, Ukraine’s ambassador to Bulgaria Olesya Ilashchuk said that Vladimir Putin and the political

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Bulgaria 

September 9 protest demands immediate removal of Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Protesters holding Bulgarian flags and posters with anti-communist slogans turned out on September 9 to demand the immediate removal of

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Bulgaria 

Succession of quakes near Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A succession of earthquakes rattled Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad on September 9, the strongest being one at 8.25am of 3.7 on the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Flood damage on southern coast is more than 30M leva, funding available

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The damage from this week’s floods along the southern Black Sea coast and Strandzha is more than 30 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian government proposes scrapping mandatory isolation, quarantine

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the Health Act that, if approved by Parliament, would scrap mandatory isolation of

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Bulgaria’s PM: Indiscriminate construction along the Black Sea must be stopped

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The indiscriminate construction along Bulgaria’s Black Sea must be stopped, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on September 7. Denkov was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s coastal flood disaster: Pledges and political sniping

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There are sufficient amounts in the disasters and accidents fund to cover repairs following the floods that hit Bulgaria’s southern

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Bulgaria 

Recovery underway after floods on Bulgaria’s coast that left four dead

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The situation on Bulgaria’s flood-hit southern Black Sea coast is normalising, according to a government media statement on September 7.

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Bulgaria 

Floods at Bulgaria’s coast: Roads update

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The construction of a temporary facility near Tsarevo will begin today, through which traffic will be redirected from the destroyed

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