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European Commission sends three infringement cases against Bulgaria to European Court of Justice

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 19 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government temporarily bans imports of numerous foodstuffs from Ukraine

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At a meeting on April 19, Bulgaria’s caretaker government appointed by President Roumen decided to impose a ban on imports

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Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elects GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker

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

On April 19, the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elected GERB-UDF Rossen Zheyazkov as Speaker.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s two major coalitions agree deal on Speaker, legislative programme

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Negotiating teams from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition and the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition – the two largest groups

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Close to 54% of households in Bulgaria have a car – statistics institute

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 53.8 per cent of Bulgarian households possess a car, and 5.1 per cent of households possess two

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgarian household spending in 2022 increased 19.1% y/y

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian households spent an average of 8389 leva per capita in 2022, an increase of 19.1 per cent compared with

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 11 deaths, 977 new cases

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 11 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Orthodox Easter 2023: ‘Holy Fire’ heads from Jerusalem to Bulgaria

April 15, 2023April 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Israel

In an annual ceremony revered by Orthodox Christians as a key part of Easter celebrations, the “Holy Fire” appeared in

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Bulgaria 

Searches in Bulgaria in international probe into fraudulent online investment platform

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Fifteen locations were searched in Bulgaria, Romania and Israel, including five illegal call centres, in a new coordinated action against

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