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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first eight months of 2022 is 339

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 339 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first eight months of 2022, according to

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Bulgaria opens new consulates in Scotland, Germany, France

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed on August 31 to open a consulate in Edinburgh, a government media statement said. The consulate

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ECHR: Bulgarian insolvent bank CCB was denied right to fair trial

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), which collapsed and had its

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry slams Albanian PM Rama over ‘anti-Bulgarian’ statements

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Albania

The Foreign Ministry in Sofia has hit out at Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama over what it called his “new,

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Islamabad’s embassy in Bulgaria appeals for aid after floods in Pakistan

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Pakistan’s embassy in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia has posted a list of urgently-needed items following the torrential monsoon rains which since

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Transport Ministry: Bulgarian state railways in ‘extremely worrying’ condition

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has portrayed the country’s state railways BDZ passenger and goods transport divisions as in “extremely worrying” condition

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 44 deaths, 6110 new cases

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 44 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government adds to spending on October elections

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

At a regular meeting on August 26, Bulgaria’s caretaker government added a further 460 000 leva (about 235 000 euro)

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Ukrainian refugees expected to move to Bulgaria’s interior as hotel scheme nears end

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

It is expected that Ukrainian refugees currently accommodated in hotels at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast will begin to move inland

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