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Civil defence sirens tested in Sofia, other parts of Bulgaria, on October 3

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound on October 3 at 11am in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and other parts of the country in

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Bulgaria’s October 2022 parliamentary elections: seven-group National Assembly – exit poll

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections have produced a National Assembly that will have the same seven groups as

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Bulgaria’s October 2022 elections: Voting proceeding smoothly, CEC says

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

The voting process in Bulgaria’s October 2 early parliamentary elections was going smoothly, although 15 voting machines malfunctioned and paper

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Covid-19: In past month, 115 deaths in Bulgaria

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 115 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first nine months of 2022 is 383

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 383 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2022, according to

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Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: Poll sees six, possibly eight groups in Parliament

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

With days to go to Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections, the results of a poll by the Alpha

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government refuses Ukraine’s request for heavy weapons

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has refused a request from Ukraine for heavy weapons, citing a decision by the previous Parliament to supply Ukraine

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EC opens infringement cases against Bulgaria on energy plans, radiation protection

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on September 29 that it opened two infringement proceedings against Bulgaria and was advancing the infringement

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Bulgaria grounds SU-25s after crash

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has grounded its SU-25s after a September 28 crash that saw the pilot eject safely although the fighter-bomber he

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