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Bulgarian railways’ new passenger train timetable takes effect

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s passenger train timetable takes effect as of December 11, BDZ said in a media statement. BDZ

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Mayor of Bulgaria’s capital banned pro-Russian ‘We are not neutral’ march

December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The mayor of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, Yordanka Fandukova, issued an order banning a December 10 march officially billed as

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Most of Bulgaria subject to weather warnings for December 11

December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for three districts for December 11. The district of

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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves classified list of weaponry to be sent to Ukraine

December 9, 2022December 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 9 with 148 votes in favour, 46 against, and with one abstention, to approve

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Vetoes by Netherlands and Austria bar Bulgaria, Romania from joining Schengen

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria and Romania will continue to remain outside the Schengen visa zone after failing to win unanimous support at a

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NSI poll: Close to 12% of Bulgarian women experienced physical or sexual violence

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

About 11.9 per cent of Bulgarian women aged between 18 and 74 have experienced at least one act of physical

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government urged to resume funding meals for Ukrainian refugees

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Three Women Foundation, which since early March has been collecting humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees, has appealed in an

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Dutch, Austrian leaders on Bulgaria and Schengen: ‘Not yet’

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Two days before European Union home affairs ministers are due to decide on whether to admit Bulgaria to the Schengen

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Bulgarian publisher’s campaign raises more than 530 000 leva for generators for Ukrainian city

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The fundraiser initiated by Bulgarian publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov has raised just more than 534 710

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