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Bulgarian railways offering Sofia – Bankya retro train trips every Saturday in August

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering trips on a retro train every Saturday in August from Sofia to Bankya and

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European Commission sends three infringement cases against Bulgaria to European Court of Justice

July 25, 2024October 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 25 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgarian Parliament amends Labour Code to enhance rights of fathers

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament unanimously approved on July 25 amendments to the Labour Code, which allow the use of leave by fathers,

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast heavy rains

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for six districts for July 25 because

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government adopts decisions on compensation for those hard-hit by wildfires

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on July 24, Bulgaria’s interim administration adopted three decisions on compensation for those hard-hit by the

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Sarcophagus said to date from Roman era found on beach in Bulgaria

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

A sarcophagus, said by experts to date from the Roman era, has been found “unattended” on a beach in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria: Water restrictions in some municipalities amid persistently high temperatures

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There is not a single municipality in the Varna district on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast that does not have villages

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Bulgaria offers help fighting large fire near Greek-Bulgarian border

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian military personnel were among those deployed to prevent a large fire burning close to the Greek-Bulgarian border from spreading

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Tussle between Bulgaria’s President and caretaker government over envoy in Kyiv

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev, Nikolai Nenchev, Roumen Radev, Ukraine

Former Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev has been appointed as chargé d’affaires of Bulgaria’s embassy in Kyiv, skirting head of state

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