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Nato chief in Sofia: Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally, the Alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Sofia on May 27

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Nato does not intend military action against Russia

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato does not intend to engage in military action against Russia, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said in a

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body elects new Metropolitan of Sliven

May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In a vote on May 26, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected Bishop Arseniy of Znepol

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trip for Kazanluk’s Rose Festival

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and the municipality of Kazanluk are organising a special train trip for visitors to the town’s

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Bulgaria 

First 19 modernised railway carriages from Deutsche Bahn arrive in Bulgaria

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

The first 19 modernised railway carriages that Bulgarian state railways BDZ had bought from Germany’s Deutsche Bahn arrived in Bulgaria

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Eurobarometer poll: 62% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase and supply of arms to Ukraine

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

EC opens new infringement case against Bulgaria on energy-efficient buildings

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 23 that it opened a new infringement case against Bulgaria for failing to comply

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors in Bulgaria seek ban on two organisations for allegedly stoking religious, ethnic hatred

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Prosecutor’s Office in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna has lodged two applications in court to shut down

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Life expectancy in Bulgaria in 2021-2023 up by 1.6 years – NSI

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2021 – 2023, is 73.5 years, an increase of 1.6

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