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Defence Ministry: Polish military personnel to transit Bulgaria for Ramstein Flag exercise

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

Personnel and military equipment from Poland’s armed forces will travel on national roads in Bulgaria on September 18, from the

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European Commissioner-designate Zaharieva: Bulgaria got one of the portfolios of the future

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has received one of the portfolios of the future, Ekaterina Zaharieva said in Strasbourg on September 17 after being

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Bulgarian supreme court refuses to hear latest appeals by MRF Dogan faction

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has declined to proceed with two appeals lodged by Dzhevdet Chakurov, the co-leader of the Movement

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Von der Leyen nominates Bulgaria’s Zaharieva to be European Commissioner for startups, research and innovation

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Announcing the line-up of her proposed second European Commission on September 17, EC President Ursula von der Leyen nominated Bulgaria’s

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WCC-DB appeals against Prosecutor’s Office refusal to start pre-trial proceedings regarding Peevski

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (WCC-DB) coalition said on September 17 that it had lodged an appeal to the

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Two aviators confirmed dead in jet crash at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Two aviators have been confirmed dead after a Bulgarian Air Force L-39ZA jet crashed during a training exercise at Graf

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Bulgaria cancels military air show after L-39 jet crashes

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov issued an order on September 13 cancelling an air show that had been scheduled

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Bulgarian supreme court upholds refusal to register Dogan’s Democracy, Rights and Freedoms – MRF coalition for October elections

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

At a sitting on September 12, Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court rejected an appeal by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms

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Bulgaria’s SJC resumes proceedings to elect new prosecutor-general

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on September 12 to resume the process of electing a new prosecutor-general to replace

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