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Penumbral lunar eclipse over Bulgaria on March 14

March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur over Bulgaria in the early hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse happens when

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for March 13 for forecast strong winds

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for March 13 because

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Bulgaria 

PM Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria welcomes the US-Ukraine ceasefire agreement

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria welcomes the US-Ukraine ceasefire agreement from Jeddah, Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov said on X on March 12. The BBC

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court clashes with prosecutors over election recalculation

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The adjustment of Bulgaria’s October 27 2024 early parliamentary election results, ordered by the Constitutional Court last month, has prompted

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Anglican Church in Sofia celebrating 25 years of worship and community

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Anglican Church in Sofia is celebrating 25 years of serving the English-speaking Christian community in Bulgaria, the church said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of new wave of strikes in Germany

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

German trade union ver.di has announced a new wave of strikes this week, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on March 10.

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Bulgaria 

March of Tolerance marks anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The annual March of Tolerance was held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on March 9, to mark the 82nd anniversary

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of impact of national strike in Italy

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national strike in Italy on March 8, organised by several unions, will affect key sectors of transport and other

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest fertility rate in 2023

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, Bulgaria had the highest total fertility rate in the European Union (1.81 live births per woman), followed by

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