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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Poll sees six groups winning seats

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

A poll by the Alpha Research agency, the results of which were released on May 8, sees six coalitions and

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Poll foresees relatively low turnouts in Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

There will be relatively low voter turnouts in Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 European Parliament and early National Assembly elections, according

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Caretaker PM reassures Ukraine of Bulgaria’s support

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has told Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal that Bulgaria will continue its categorical support for

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest Covid-19 death rate in 2021

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In the population aged less than 65 years, the highest standardised death rate from Covid-19 among the EU member states

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Bulgaria: Sofia Pride 2024 to be held at new venue

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sofia Pride 2024, the largest human rights event in Bulgaria, will be held at Prince Alexander I Battenberg Square on

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Orthodox Easter 2024: ‘Holy Fire’ appears at Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In an annual ceremony revered by Orthodox Christians as a key part of Easter celebrations, the “Holy Fire” appeared in

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry urges visitors to Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö to exercise caution

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has called on Bulgarian citizens who will be in Sweden’s city of Malmö for the 2024 Eurovision

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Bulgaria has done nothing to implement EC recommendations on protection and safety of journalists

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A study by the European Commission (EC) has found that there have been no relevant initiatives in Bulgaria to follow

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Bulgaria had lowest life expectancy in EU in 2023 – Eurostat

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the lowest life expectancy in the European Union in 2023, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on May 3,

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