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Borissov reacts to WCC-Democratic Bulgaria proposed cabinet: ‘Partisan and unacceptable’

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov has reacted to the line-up of the proposed government announced on May 2 by the We

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Bulgaria 

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition announces proposed government

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group announced its proposed government on May 2, confirming that it was naming

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian law enforcement probe alleged attempted hit on Prosecutor-General

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian law enforcement was investigating the roadside detonation of an explosive device allegedly aimed at the car of Prosecutor-General Ivan

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 21 deaths, 1000 new cases

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 21 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 68 deaths in Bulgaria

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 68 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2023 is 135

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 135 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2023, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria shifts military equipment to Sofia for Armed Forces Day parade

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has announced that military equipment is being moved from various places in the country to Sofia from

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s population at end of 2022 was 6.4M

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria as of the end of 2022 was 6 447 710, a decrease of 34 774 –

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Tensions between Bulgaria’s two major coalitions amid speculation about proposed government

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

Media reports purporting to show the line-up of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria’s proposed government led to tensions on

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