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Earthquake of 3.8 on Richter scale close to Bulgaria’s Devin

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake of 3.8 on the Richter scale was recorded four kilometres southwest of the Bulgarian town of Devin at

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 31 2024

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 31 2024 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Radev auditions candidate caretaker PMs as Bulgaria heads to early elections

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

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 28 that he was starting today with meetings with all the potential caretaker

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European prosecutors search Bulgarian ski resort in probe into Covid-19 subsidy fraud

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, is leading searches in two hotels in a Bulgarian ski

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Bulgaria Air announces changes as country enters ‘air Schengen’ on March 31

March 28, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Because Bulgaria’s international airports will be part of the Schengen area as of March 31 2024, national carrier Bulgaria Airt

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Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in February 2024 up 15.6 % y/y

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In February 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria was 698 944, an increase of 15.6 per cent

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Confirmed: Bulgaria is again heading to early parliamentary elections

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

Bulgaria is set to hold early parliamentary elections after the process of seeking to form a new government proved fruitless.

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Austrian Airlines flight crew strike cancels flights between Sofia and Vienna

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A strike by Austrian Airlines flight staff has resulted in the cancellation of several flights between Vienna and Bulgaria’s capital

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We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria renounces mandate to seek to form government

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On behalf of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group, Nikolai Denkov – the coalition’s Prime Minister-designate for mere

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