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Market Links poll: GERB-UDF 23.8%, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria 17.2%

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition would get 23.8 per cent support and the We

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Bulgaria 

Netherlands PM optimistic about Bulgaria’s entry to ‘land Schengen’ by end-2024

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Schengen

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, said on February 8 that he would optimistic that Bulgaria’s land borders

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Sofia city council elects chairperson, to hold office until end of July

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At its eighth sitting, Sofia city council elected Tsvetomir Petrov of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria-Spasi Sofia coalition as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker holds talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has provided military, humanitarian and political support to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian aggression and will continue

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European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over water plans

February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 7 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 74 samples – NCIPD

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

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of the latest group

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Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime cop alleged to have spied for Russia: Further details

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The employee of Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime alleged to have spied for Russia provided information about Bulgarian

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Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament given warm welcome in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has its rightful place in our common European family, its accession to the EU is a geopolitical choice that

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Sofia Airport: Some Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt, Munich, cancelled

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Some Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled on February 7 and 8, Sofia Airport said

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