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EC proposes 10.9M euro support to farmers affected by adverse weather events in Bulgaria

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on September 23 that it was proposing to allocate 119.7 million euro from the agricultural

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Archaeology: Second find of ancient statue at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica site

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A team of archaeologists led by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski has found a second statue dating from antiquity during a dig

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Bulgaria 

Mainly sunny weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Independence Day long weekend

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Sunny weather will prevail throughout Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend from September 21 to 23, according to the country’s national weather

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Bulgaria 

Europol: 8 arrested for smuggling migrants across Turkish-Bulgarian border

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities, supported by Europol, on September 19 dismantled a criminal network smuggling migrants from Türkiye via Bulgaria and Serbia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Bar Act

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 20 that he vetoed parts of the bill to amend the Bar Act,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to host second Big Table event in Oborishte district

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

For a second time, Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s Oborishte district is host a The Big Table event – featuring a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian pro-Kremlin minority party’s ‘foreign agents’ bill defeated in committee

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

A bill tabled by Bulgarian minority pro-Kremlin party Vuzrazhdane that would create a registry of “foreign agents” – in a

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria among top 5 EU countries with largest growth in overnight stays in Q2 2024

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

According to the latest Eurostat data, Bulgaria ranks among the five leading countries in the European Union in terms of

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Bulgaria 

Helga Paris Photography exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled Helga Paris: Photography opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 19 and continues until November 24

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