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Bulgaria signs 511M leva contract for 20 Škoda electric locomotives

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Transport Minister Krassimira Stoyanova and Škoda chief operating officer Petr Novotny signed on September 4 a contract for

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For second time, Bulgaria’s Parliament overwhelmingly rejects holding referendum on euro adoption

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

For a second time, Bulgaria’s Parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane on holding a referendum

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Bulgaria’s 2024 corn, sunflower harvests worst in decade – report

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2024 harvests of corn and sunflower in Bulgaria are the worst in the past 10 years, because of the

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Caretaker Defence Minister confirms Bulgaria sent Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has confirmed that Bulgaria sent Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, with Zapryanov saying that

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Climatologist: Summer 2024 in Bulgaria warmest in 140 years

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer 2024 has been Bulgaria’s warmest in 140 years, climatologist Simeon Matev told Nova Televizia on September 2. Matev was

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Bulgaria’s electoral commission decides to register both MRF factions simultaneously

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Faced with rivalry over which of the two factions of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) would be first

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Bulgaria: Uncertainty lingers over election registrations of rival MRF factions

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The opening day of registrations of parties for Bulgaria’s October early parliamentary elections was temporarily derailed by the dispute between

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Bulgarian Socialist Party expels former leader Ninova

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Kornelia Ninova

The national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) voted by an overwhelming majority at a meeting on September 1

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Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-August 2024 is 294

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 294 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and August 31 2024, according to

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