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Number of nurses in Bulgaria dropped by 1730 between 2019 and 2021

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of nurses in Bulgaria decreased by 1730 between 2019 and 2021, according to an annual report on medical

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Bulgaria 

Foreign embassies in messages of support for Bulgaria’s Sofia Pride

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

As has become traditional, a number of foreign ambassadors accredited to Bulgaria are to attend the 15th Sofia Pride on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Another MP quits Trifonov’s ITN party

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

An MP for Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party, Kiril Simeonov, said in the National Assembly on June 17 that he was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2022 Budget revision at first reading

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs passed the 2022 Budget revision at first reading late on June 17, with 133 votes in favour and

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Bulgaria 

‘Mafia out’: Protests at ouster of Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, as no-confidence motion looms

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Outraged crowds surrounded Bulgaria’s Parliament on the evening of June 16 after opposition parties, now including former ruling coalition partner

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs vote to oust Nikola Minchev as National Assembly Speaker

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on June 16 to dismiss Nikola Minchev as Speaker of Parliament, an outcome that cast doubts on

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More than 5600 Ukrainians have employment contracts in Bulgaria

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

More than 5600 Ukrainians have already started working under an employment contract in Bulgaria, the government information service said on

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer: 62% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing supply, delivery of military equipment to Ukraine

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing the supply and delivery of military equipment to Ukraine, in

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Bulgaria’s government failing on corruption, inflation, foreign policy

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Seventy-five per cent of Bulgarians believe that the current government is failing in the fight against corruption, inflation and on

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