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Bulgaria: Widest possible international cooperation needed to end war in Ukraine

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The widest possible international cooperation is a necessary prerequisite for stopping hostilities in Ukraine, as well as for preventing stagnation

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Bulgaria hosts joint US-Bulgarian military exercise Thracian Summer 2023

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

For the latest year, Bulgaria will host the joint air force exercise Thracian Summer 2023, from August 5 to 20

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Hull of first of two new Bulgarian Navy patrol vessels launched

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The hull of the first of two new Bulgarian Navy multi-role modular patrol vessels was launched on August 4 at

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Bulgaria: Relocating Soviet Army Monument a priority, Sofia administration says

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The relocation of the Soviet Army Monument is among the priority issues on which the Sofia district administration is working,

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Bulgaria’s government approves draft agreement on giving old armoured vehicles to Ukraine

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government has approved a draft agreement between the country’s Interior Minister and Ukraine on donating armoured personnel carriers to

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Eurostat: Bulgaria issued 15 389 first residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2022

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria issued 15 389 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2022, the largest number in the five-year period from 2018

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Bulgarian PM Denkov criticises predecessor caretaker Cabinet for ‘governance errors’

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov took a fresh swipe at the track record of the caretaker cabinet that his government

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Bulgaria issues Code Orange warnings for high temperatures on August 4

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 10 districts for August 4 because of expected

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Bulgarian Cabinet decision a step forward towards moving Soviet Army Monument

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government decided on August 2 to change the status of the property in Sofia where the Soviet Army Monument,

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