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European Parliament elections: Half of Bulgarians intend to vote – Eurobarometer

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Were this year’s European Parliament elections to be held next week, 50 per cent of Bulgarians declared themselves likely to

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IMF projects 2.7% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2024, rising to 2.9% in 2025

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

The International Monetary Fund projects GDP growth of 2.7 per cent in 2024, rising to 2.9 per cent in 2025,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Two newly-appointed caretaker government ministers face ouster

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dimitar Glavchev, Roumen Radev

In less than 24 hours, and just a week after taking office as part of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker cabinet,

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast thunderstorms, strong winds

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for April 17 because of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit’s grave desecrated

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The grave of the late Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit has been desecrated by unidentified perpetrators, the church’s governing body,

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Sofia Science Festival 2024: Programme of events in English

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2024 Sofia Science Festival, on from May 9 to 12, features – as is traditional – several presentations in

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Bulgaria 

Green Movement party will not stand with WCC-Democratic Bulgaria in June 2024 elections

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024

Bulgaria’s Green Movement party said on April 15 that it had decided that it would not stand with the We

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Bulgaria’s hot early spring: Several places report temperatures 30 degrees and above

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On the latest of Bulgaria’s above-average hot spring days of 2024, April 15 saw several places reporting temperatures of 30

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‘Migrants Got Talent Show’ in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on April 18

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A “Migrants Got Talent Show” featuring artists from 13 countries will be held on April 18 at MixTape 5 in

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