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Bulgaria’s Liberation Day long weekend weather: Cloudy with rain showers

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Liberation Day long weekend – March 4 is a special public holiday because this year the national day falls

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Special forces exercise Trojan Footprint 2024 to begin, with Bulgarian participation

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Trojan Footprint 2024 special forces international exercise is being held until March 15, with the participation of military personnel

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Frontex to send 500 – 600 staff to work with Bulgarian Border Police

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, will send 500 to 600 staff to work with the Bulgarian Border

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PM, Defence Minister: Bulgaria is not discussing sending Bulgarian military personnel to Ukraine

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

At a hearing in Parliament on February 29, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Defence Minister Todor Tagarev reiterated that Bulgaria

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Defence Minister: Bulgaria preparing new package of military aid for Ukraine

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which in financial terms will be several times larger

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Bulgarian government approves draft amendments to Foreigners Act

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on February 28 draft amendments to the Foreigners Act, aimed at synchronising the conditions for the entry

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FAR, UNHCR collaborate to launch Refugee Employment Platform in Bulgaria

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

The Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR), in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on February 27 the

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Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in January 2024 up 4.1% y/y

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 741 267 visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in January 2024, an increase of 4.1 per cent compared with

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PM Denkov in Kyiv: Bulgaria condemns the aggressor, violations of international law, crimes against humanity

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria holds sacred international law, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said in Kyiv on February 26, speaking at a conference on

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