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European Parliament hearing of Commissioner-designate Zaharieva to be on November 5

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Parliament

The European Parliament hearing of Bulgarian European Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva will be on November 5, the European Parliament announced on

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Bulgaria had highest road fatality rate in EU in 2023 – final official figures

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2023, the European Commission (EC) said on October

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Bulgaria’s acting prosecutor-general Sarafov nominated to get position full time

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s acting prosecutor-general Borislav Sarafov was the sole person put forth to replace Ivan Geshev as prosecutor-general before the October

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Bulgaria: Progress in ensuring access to minority rights remains insufficient – CoE

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In spite of some positive developments in legislation, access to healthcare and education over the past four years, insufficient progress

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry says it is working ‘actively, at high speed’ against vote-buying

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov said on October 9 that the ministry was “ working very actively and at

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Yes Bulgaria party sends authorities 200 names of alleged vote-buyers

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The Yes Bulgaria political party, part of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition, said on October that it had

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New UK ambassador to Bulgaria presents credentials to President Radev

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The new British ambassador to Bulgaria, Nathaniel Copsey, presented his credentials to head of state President Roumen Radev on October

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Bulgaria’s October 2024 elections: CEC announces polling stations abroad

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has announced its decision on polling stations abroad for the country’s early parliamentary elections to

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Bulgaria’s Jewish community marks anniversary of Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

In a post on Facebook, the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria Shalom marked the first anniversary of the October

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