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November 15 deadline for vehicles to have tyres suitable for winter conditions looms

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

From November 15 to March 1, motor vehicles in Bulgaria must by law be fitted with tyres suitable for winter

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Bulgaria 

Air crash: Defence Ministry report shows bleak picture of state of Bulgarian Air Force

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A bleak picture of the state of the Bulgarian Air Force has emerged from a Defence Ministry report commissioned after

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Bulgaria 

Noonans to sell Cook Collection of Central and East European banknotes

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A single-owner collection of more than 250 Central and Eastern European banknotes from 23 countries including Albania, Bulgaria, the Baltic

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Bulgaria 

First sitting of Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly deadlocked over election of Speaker

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The first sitting of Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly, begun on November 11, was adjourned for the day after parliamentary groups

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Day 2024 observed in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

November 11, 2024December 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The traditional Remembrance Day ceremonies were held on November 11 at the Commonwealth, German, Italian and French war graves in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Recriminations follow ‘patriots’ assault on Malkovich’s production of Arms and the Man

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bitter recriminations have followed the assault by “patriots” on the November 7 premiere of US star John Malkovich’s production at

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Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF leader Borissov: It is clear to everyone new elections are coming

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2024

It is clear to everyone that new elections are coming and all parties are behaving as if they were in

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Bulgaria 

Uproar as ‘patriots’ disrupt Malkovich’s staging of Arms and the Man in Bulgaria’s capital

November 7, 2024November 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There was uproar at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on November 7 as a horde

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Bulgaria 

Water crisis: Bulgaria’s caretaker PM orders talks

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has ordered that a meeting be convened at he Ministry of Environment and Water

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