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Eurostat: 59.9% of children in Bulgaria born outside marriage

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2021, a total of 59.9 per cent of the births in Bulgaria were outside marriage, according to figures posted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set for partly cloudy, rainy Orthodox Easter long weekend

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Most of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Easter long weekend from April 14 to 17 will see partly cloudy weather with light rain,

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Political limbo as Bulgarian Parliament’s standoff over election of Speaker continues

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The April 13 continuation of the first sitting of Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly lasted hardly a minute as the standoff

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Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly’s first sitting: Declarations and a stand-off over Speaker

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Ten days after being elected, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly held its first sitting on April 12, with a succession of

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Bulgaria denies report it held talks on donating MiG-29s to Ukraine

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

In a statement on April 10, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry rejected as untrue a CNN report, citing what the broadcaster described

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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly to hold first sitting on April 12

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on April 12 at 10am, according to a notice on

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 16 deaths, 1007 new cases

April 10, 2023April 10, 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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Bulgaria 

New US ambassador to Bulgaria presents credentials to President

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The new United States ambassador to Bulgaria, Kenneth Merten, presented his credentials to head of state President Roumen Radev at

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WCC-Democratic Bulgaria will not support a government with mandate or participation of GERB

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

All the parties in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria electoral coalition have decided that they will not support a

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