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Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet asks Parliament to ratify air policing deal with Türkiye

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet agreed on July 31 to ask the National Assembly to ratify a memorandum of understanding on cross-border

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Bulgaria to bolster Nato’s eastern flank through deal with Romania

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania

Meeting on July 31, Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed to ask Parliament to ratify a memorandum of understanding with Romania on

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Bulgaria’s July 2024 one of two hottest since 1930 – weather bureau

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The month of July 2024 in Bulgaria was similarly warm to July 2012, which was the country’s warmest seventh month

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Cold War-era mines complicate firefighting at Greek-Bulgarian border

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Firefighting on Slavyanka Mountain on the border between Greece and Bulgaria has been suspended because of explosions in the area,

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‘Last chance’: Bulgarian President hands government-forming mandate to Parliament’s smallest group

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

At a brief ceremony on July 29, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev handed Parliament’s smallest group, populist ITN,

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Trips to Bulgaria by non-residents in June 2024 up 5.8% y/y

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In June 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria added up to 1 472 911, an increase of

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Bulgarian President to offer populist ITN party mandate to seek to form government

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev will on July 29 offer the third and final in a series of mandates to seek

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Bulgaria: Death toll from fireworks warehouses blasts rises to 4

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The death toll from the explosions at fireworks warehouses in Elin Pelin near Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has risen to

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Bulgaria Constitutional Court strikes down bulk of constitutional amendments

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on July 26 to declare the majority of the changes made to the country’s constitution, in

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