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CoE anti-corruption body: Absence of ethics controls for top Bulgarian government officials, police

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Top officials of the Bulgaria government are not subject to a proper integrity framework – no code of ethics is

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Bulgaria’s district of Sofia declares flu epidemic, closing schools

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Sofia – as distinct from Sofia city, a district on its own – has announced that an

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Bulgarian Socialist Party to seek talks with all parliamentary groups in bid to form government

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Meeting on January 18, the national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) mandated the party leadership to invite all

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Bulgaria issues Code Red extremely dangerous weather warning for five districts

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Red warning of extremely dangerous weather for five districts on January 19 because of

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Bulgaria expresses condolences over helicopter crash in which Ukraine’s Interior Minister, 17 others died

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on January 18 that it was overwhelmed by the news of the helicopter crash in Brovary,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2022 was 1.53B euro

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2022 stood at 1.53 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria’s Dobrich district latest to declare flu epidemic

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The district of Dobrich has issued an influenza epidemic declaration, to be in effect from January 20 to 25, the

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Europol: 92 charged in bust targeting migrant smugglers in Bulgaria

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Charges have been laid against 92 people following an operation, supported by European police co-operation agency Europol, by Bulgarian authorities

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Bulgaria issues Code Orange dangerous weather warning for seven districts

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for seven districts for January 18 because of forecast

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