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EC approves 183M euro investment linking Bulgaria-Serbia checkpoint with Sofia Ring Road

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) has approved an investment of more than 183 million euro from the Cohesion Fund for building

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government allocates close to 88M leva for April early elections

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Meeting on February 3, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved funding of 87.7 million leva for the country’s April 2 2023 early

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Bulgaria’s road agency warns motorists of snowy, windy weekend

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Motorists intending to travel on February 4 and 5 should ensure that their vehicles are prepared for winter conditions, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgarian President Radev names reshuffled caretaker Cabinet

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed the decrees formally dissolving the 48th National Assembly and appointing a caretaker Cabinet, the presidency’s

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Bulgaria’s Parliament holds final sitting ahead of April early elections

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s 48th National Assembly held its final sitting on February 2, as President Roumen Radev decreed that it be dissolved

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US sanctions Bulgarian firm over evasion of sanctions on Russia

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed full blocking sanctions against 22 individuals

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 30.7% for February 2023

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 30.7 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria holds annual commemoration of victims of communist regime

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Ceremonies were held on February 1 in Bulgaria’s Parliament and at memorials in the country to commemorate victims of the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament: Holodomor was genocide

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 1 to recognise the famine inflicted by the Soviet regime on Ukraine in 1932-1933

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