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New Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria presents copy of credentials to Foreign Ministry

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The new Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria, Olesya Ilashchu, presented a copy of her credentials to caretaker Deputy Foreign Minister Kostadin

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EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 28 that it opened three infringement proceedings against Bulgaria as part of a package

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Mass false bomb threats disrupt schools in Bulgaria, prompt terrorism probe

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on March 28 that it had initiated pre-trial proceedings in connection with terrorism charges following two

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry: Flights between Bulgaria and Israel suspended

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The chairman of the Israel’s Airport Authority Committee  Pinhas Idan announced on March 27 the suspension of all flights leaving Israel,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast high winds on March 28

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for eight districts for March 28 because of forecast

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 894 new cases

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Direct flights to Wroclaw, Oslo and Riyadh in Sofia Airport’s summer schedule

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Sofia Airport’s summer schedule offers passengers a choice of 77 scheduled and 19 charter destinations, the airport said in a

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government launches food price comparison platform

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian caretaker government put online on March 24 a platform for monitoring the prices of a number of basic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria changes to summer daylight savings time: Railway timetable affected

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Clocks in Bulgaria change to summer daylight savings time on March 26 at 3am, going forward an hour, and this

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