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World Jewish Congress denounces Neo-Nazi Lukov March, urges Bulgaria to again ban event 

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the neo-Nazi Lukov March set for February 25 2023,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court ruling bans any legal change of a person’s gender

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The civil college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) has ruled that the country’s current legislation did not allow

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria dissents from EU move on Istanbul Convention against violence against women, domestic violence

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In a decision on February 21, European Union ministers requested the agreement of the European Parliament to implement the Istanbul

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s plan for replacement fighter jets falters

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The February 15 deadline for Bulgaria to receive offers to supply replacement fighter jets pending the arrival of the F-16s

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria had second-highest road death rate in EU in 2022 – preliminary data

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania had the highest road death rate in the European Union in 2022, at 86 deaths per one million inhabitants,

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Bulgaria 

Education Ministry produces study aid for Ukrainian children to learn Bulgarian

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Science has developed a study aid for learning Bulgarian as a foreign language, the ministry

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 10 deaths, 330 new cases

February 20, 2023February 20, 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 

UN agencies shocked after 18 Afghans die in abandoned lorry near Sofia

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are shocked and

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Bulgaria 

Seven held in connection with deaths of 18 migrants in lorry in Bulgaria

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven people have been taken into 24-hour custody in connection with the deaths of 18 irregular migrants in a lorry

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