Regular flights between Plovdiv and Tel Aviv to start
Regular flights between Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv start on March 23 2023, Plovdiv Airport
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Bulgaria marks 80th anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgaria Jews, deportations from ‘new lands’
Ceremonies were held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on March 10, marking the 80th anniversary of the prevention of the deportation
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Bulgaria: Sofia city council votes to ask for Soviet Army Monument to be moved from city centre
Sofia city council voted on March 9 to instruct mayor Yordanka Fandukova to ask the state to move the Soviet
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Bulgaria moves to scrap education certificate requirement for driving licences for foreigners
Meeting on March 8, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved proposed amendments to legislation, including scrapping the requirement for foreigners to submit
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Bulgaria says 7 EU countries back its call to scrap contract for Covid-19 vaccines
Bulgaria’s caretaker government voted unanimously on March 8 to call for the European Commission to terminate the contract with Pfizer-BioNTech
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Moving of Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital on city council agenda
The removal of the Soviet Army Monument from its place in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city has been added
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Bulgaria Constitutional Court rejects application to rule on military aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal from 50 MPs to rule on the National Assembly’s decision to supply military
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Bulgarian supreme court confirms life sentences for Bourgas Airport terrorist attack
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed at final instance the life sentences without parole for Meliad Farah and Hassan
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Eurostat: Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020
With 1787 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020, European Union
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