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Bulgaria: Outgoing Cabinet minister, group of MPs quit Trifonov’s ITN party

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

Outgoing Sports Minister Radostin Vassilev and five members of Parliament told a news conference on June 13 that they were

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Bulgaria 

Drama over claims of ITN MPs defecting to back Bulgaria’s ruling WCC

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

The political melodrama following the departure of Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party from Bulgaria’s ruling coalition took another turn on June

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Bulgaria 

Long goodbye for four ITN ministers quitting Bulgaria’s government

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

All four Cabinet ministers from Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party have now tendered their resignations, but they could remain in office

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia municipality in court action against passport for child of same-sex couple

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sofia municipality has filed a cassation appeal in the Sofia Administrative Court against being required to issue the birth certificate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – April 2022 up 33.6% y/y

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – April 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to more than 28.7 billion

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 33 deaths in past week

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 33 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s WCC seeks support for Budget amendments, minority government

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

The We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his deputy PM, Finance Minister Assen

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Bulgaria 

Archaeological season begins at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The 15th archaeological season has begun at the Aquae Calidae site, one of the most significant Roman-era spa centres in

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria expects up to 6M tourists this summer

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Tourism Ministry expects that between 5.5 million and six million tourists will visit Bulgaria this summer, minister Hristo Prodanov

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