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Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria in 2020 – 2022 was 1.7 years less than in 2019 -2021

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Life expectancy at birth of the population of Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2020 – 2022, was 71.9 years, a

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Condemnation for pro-Russians’ vandalism of EU building in Bulgaria’s capital

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission has condemned the vandalism of the House of Europe in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, after participants in

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 16 deaths, 752 new cases

May 22, 2023May 22, 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 week, bringing

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Participants in pro-Russian ‘peace march’ throw red paint at EU building in Bulgaria’s capital

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Participants in a so-called “March for Peace” backed by pro-Russian political parties hurled red paint at the European Parliament and

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s proposed Gabriel cabinet to include ‘experts’ from MRF, ITN

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The proposed government that GERB-UDF candidate Prime Minister Maria Gabriel will present to President Roumen Radev at 3pm on May

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives another MiG-29 engine overhauled in Poland

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has received a second MiG-29 engine overhauled in Poland under a current agreement with that country, the Defence Ministry

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Bulgarian Socialist Party listed as major tax debtor

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The National Revenue Agency has listed Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) as a major tax debtor, owing the state

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry to officially launch summer 2023 tourist season on May 21

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

On May 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov will officially launch the summer 2023 tourist season, the ministry said.

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GERB-UDF candidate PM urges ‘all who want constitutional reform’ to back proposed government

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF candidate Prime Minister Maria Gabriel has thanked the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and ITN for their support

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