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Bulgarian President to begin on June 24 consultations on forming a government

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on June 24 begin the process of consultations, mandated by the constitution,

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Three candidates shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Meeting on June 20, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, shortlisted three of its members as candidates

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GERB-UDF’s Nazaryan elected Speaker of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

On the June 20 continuation of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly elected Raya Nazaryan, of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United

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First sitting of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly adjourned after failure to elect Speaker

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

The first sitting of Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly was adjourned on its first day on June 19 after failing

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Bulgarian railways’ first train with newly-delivered carriages to run from Sofia to Bourgas on June 22

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Bourgas

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s first train with newly-delivered carriages will travel from capital city Sofia to Bourgas on the Black

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Initial talks on a new Bulgarian government: Two days, two meetings, four no-shows

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Negotiators from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF ended an initial two days of consultations on a government on June 18 with no

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Earthquake of 4.3 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An earthquake of 4.3 on the Richer scale was measured at 8.24pm on June 17 at about 15 km south-east

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Bulgaria: Mixed start to GERB-UDF’s talks on forming a government

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The first of two days of talks hosted by a negotiating team of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition on the formation

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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly to hold first sitting on June 19

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

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on June 19 at 9am, according to a notice on

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