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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office to ask US for basis of Magnitsky sanctions on five

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Five days after the United States announced Magnitsky Act sanctions on five Bulgaria current and former officials, the Prosecutor’s Office

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Bulgaria’s National Archaeological Museum exhibition includes finds made during motorway works

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian Archaeology 2022, an exhibition that includes finds made during construction of the Hemus and Vidin-Botevgrad motorways, is on at

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Bulgaria 

5.5 Richter scale earthquake in Romania felt in Bulgaria, Serbia

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake measured at 5.5 on the Richter scale at 3.16pm on February 14, epicentred in Romania, was felt in

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions coordinator: Real actions against corruption in Bulgaria are necessary

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There is an understanding in Bulgaria of the importance of carrying out reforms in the field of fighting corruption, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: UK Border Force strike to affect travellers and goods entering the UK

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has warned that a UK Border Force strike between February 17 and 20 is expected to result

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Bulgaria’s former finance minister on Magnitsky sanctions: US was ‘misled’

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

I respect the position of the American state, but I do not respect their motives – they were misled, Vladislav

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry to follow up allegations in US Magnitsky sanctions list

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has assigned the ministry’s chief secretary Petar Todorov, and all structures of the ministry,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 10 European countries offering help to Syria after earthquake

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria is among 10 European countries offering help to the Syrian people via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the

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EU winter economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2023 growth estimate to 1.4%

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission said in its winter economic forecast on February 13 that it expected Bulgaria’s economy to grow by

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