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Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend weather outlook

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The first two days of Bulgaria’ Unification Day long weekend, from September 6 to 8, will be mostly sunny in

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Bulgaria’s electoral commission in new move on warring MRF factions

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

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC), faced with two factions of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms each claiming to be

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Manoeuvring as Bulgaria’s Parliament starts pre-election session

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

Bulgaria’s National Assembly began its post-summer recess session on September 4, with manoeuvring and continuing dramas among various parliamentary groups

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry advises on military vehicle movements in September

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

In September, there will be a rotation of Bulgarian military personnel and equipment that have been participating in the Nato

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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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