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Bulgaria begins road safety ‘Operation Winter’

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

For the 29th year, road safety Operation Winter begins in Bulgaria on November 15, the day that the law requires

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Bulgaria, UK sign statement on strengthening co-operaton against organised crime in immigration

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

On behalf of their governments, Bulgarian Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov and UK Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick signed

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WCC-DB-Spasi Sofia’s Terziev sworn in as new mayor of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Sofia

Vassil Terziev, elected as mayor of Sofia in a second-round victory on November 5, took the oath of office on

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Delegation inspects production of F-16s for Bulgarian Air Force

November 13, 2023May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Representatives of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence and the Bulgarian Air Force visited the Lockheed Martin plant in Greenville, South Carolina,

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Bulgaria’s PM: No Cabinet reshuffle before March 2024 ‘rotation’

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nikolai Denkov

There will be no change of Cabinet ministers before the “rotation” happens in March 2024, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov

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Remembrance Sunday service held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 12, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A Remembrance Sunday service was held in the Commonwealth war graves cemetery in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv on November 12.

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Bulgaria and Greece sign joint action programme on tourism

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

Bulgaria and Greece have signed a programme for joint actions in the field of tourism for 2024-2026, Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry

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GERB puts ultimatum to We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria over Budget

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Meeting on November 11, Boiko Borissov’s GERB party made no decision about leaving the de facto ruling majority, but Borissov

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Bulgaria: Remembrance Day 2023 in Sofia

November 11, 2023January 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The annual Remembrance Day ceremonies were held in Sofia Central Cemetery’s Commonwealth, German, French and Italian war graves sections on

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