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WCC-DB’s Petkov: This format is not a coalition with GERB

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria’s Kiril Petkov said on May 23 that the proposed government format – which involves a

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Bulgaria appears a step closer to an elected government

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

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on May 22 that he would “within the next few days” hand over the second

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GERB-UDF, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria announce deal on government

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

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria candidate Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and his GERB-UDF counterpart Maria Gabriel announced on May 22

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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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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 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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