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Bulgaria pays for free transport for Ukrainian pupils in the country

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved at a meeting on October 15 a sum of 297 674 leva (about 151 000 euro)

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Serapionov exhibition In Front Of The Eyes opens at Sofia’s The Palace gallery on October 16

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition by Bulgarian contemporary artist Kalin Serapionov opens at the National Gallery – the Palace on October 16 at

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Bulgaria’s MoD: Pilots of crashed aircraft took unreasonably high risk

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An investigation by the Ministry of Defence into the September 13 fatal crash of an L-39 combat trainer aircraft has

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Bulgaria’s statistics institute slams pro-Kremlin party over disinformation about inflation

October 14, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has published a strongly-worded statement rejecting unfounded allegations by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhane leader Kostadin

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Bulgaria: Postponed national test of BG-Alert system to be held on October 17

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The test of the BG-Alert system that was to have been held on October 1 but was postponed, will be

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Bulgarian railways offers steam train excursions on October 19 and 20

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering steam train excursions on the routes Sofia – Pernik – Sofia and Sofia –

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European prosecutors charge former mayor, ex-governor in probe into fishing port in Bulgaria’s Varna

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia said on October 11 that it had formally accused

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Bulgaria says it has ‘serious support’ for full Schengen membership – but Austria is still blocking

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov claimed on October 10 that the country received “extremely serious support” when EU ministers

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2024 to feature top musicians, Grammy winners

October 10, 2024November 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The 2024 Plovdiv Jazz Fest will be on from November 1 to 3 2024, the 10th time the festival is

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