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Restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv re-opens for visitors

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv was officially opened on March 20. Nebet Tepe is one

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Thousands in protest in Bulgaria’s capital to get Peevski out of power

March 19, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Peevski

Several thousand Bulgarians turned out in capital city Sofia on March 19 for a protest, organised by the Justice for

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on restrictions in Istanbul

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Turkish authorities have imposed restrictions on movement on certain roads of the city, public transport and metro stops, bans on

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Last batch of new MPs takes oath in Bulgaria’s Parliament after Constitutional Court ruling

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Members of Ivelin Mihailov’s nationalist-populist Velichie party were sworn in as members of Bulgaria’s Parliament on March 19, creating the

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EC: Bulgaria had second-highest road death rate in EU in 2024 – preliminary data

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the second-highest road death rate in the European Union in 2024, the European Commission (EC) said on March

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Day of mourning in Bulgaria on March 18 for victims of disco fire in N Macedonia

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

March 18 will be a day of national mourning in Bulgaria for the victims of the fire at a disco

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Bulgaria sends ambulances, aircraft to aid N Macedonia after disco fatal fire

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

On the orders of Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov, a Bulgarian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft flew to North Macedonia’s

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Bulgaria offers condolences, help after 51 die in N Macedonia disco fire

March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria’s leaders have offered condolences and help after a reported 51 people died in a fire at a disco in

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Conspiracy theories and carping after Bulgaria’s election result recalculation

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

Conspiracy theories and recriminations have followed the March 13 ruling by Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court that resulted in a reallocation of

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