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Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The seventh sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 25 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson, though

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EC opens four new infringement cases against Bulgaria

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 25 that it opened four new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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Bulgaria’s district of Pazardzhik declares flu epidemic

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Pazardzhik has become Bulgaria’s eighth to declare an influenza epidemic, with anti-epidemic measures to be in effect

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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Kovacheva elected as European Court of Human Rights judge

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has elected Diana Kovacheva as judge to the European Court of Human Rights

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Bulgaria’s Parliament changes rules in move against pro-Kremlin party

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a sitting on January 24, the Bulgarian Parliament approved an amendment to the National Assembly regulations ending the practice

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Swiss Federal Council gives green light to lifting air border controls with Bulgaria and Romania

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Checks at Swiss airports for people travelling to and from Bulgaria and Romania will be abolished, Switzerland’s Federal Council decided

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Bulgaria’s Vitosha to offer night skiing from January 26

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

This season’s night skiing on Bulgaria’s Vitosha mountain, on the outskirts of capital city Sofia, is to begin on January

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Number of districts in Bulgaria subject to flu epidemic declarations rises to seven

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven of Bulgaria’s 28 districts are now subject to influenza epidemic declarations. The latest addition is Sofia district (as distinct

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Bulgaria’s Pleven, Varna and Bourgas districts declare influenza epidemics

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s districts of Pleven and Varna have issued a declaration of a flu epidemic, with anti-epidemic measures to be in

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