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Unleash your nomadic spirit: Bansko Nomad Fest 2023 begins on June 25

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Lance Nelson

Get ready to mark your calendars because the highly-anticipated Bansko Nomad Fest is back and better than ever, with an

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We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition accepts mandate to seek to form a government

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Roumen Radev

In a ceremony lasting barely five minutes, President Roumen Radev handed on May 29 the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria’s

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Bulgarian, EU leaders congratulate Türkiye’s Erdoğan on election victory

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election as President of Türkiye. Deutsche

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 10 deaths, 581 new cases

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 10 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: President Radev moves to limit opportunity for pro-Western government

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Amid controversy over a recording that threatens to scupper attempts in Bulgaria to form a governing agreement based on Euro-Atlantic

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WCC-Democratic Bulgaria mulls response to GERB-UDF freezing talks on government

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The eight parties within the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition are to decide on their response to the announcement

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Military participates in civil defence exercise in Bulgaria’s capital on May 28

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Defence Ministry personnel are taking part in a full-scale disaster response exercise by Sofia municipality in the Bulgarian capital city’s

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Bulgaria’s recordings row: GERB freezes talks with WCC-DB on a government

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has decided to “freeze” negotiations with We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria on a proposed government, it

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Members of religious minority held at Turkish-Bulgarian border face prison, execution if deported

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

More than 100 members of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, a persecuted religious minority, who have presented themselves

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