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Bulgaria’s WCC seeks support for Budget amendments, minority government

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

The We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his deputy PM, Finance Minister Assen

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Archaeological season begins at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The 15th archaeological season has begun at the Aquae Calidae site, one of the most significant Roman-era spa centres in

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria expects up to 6M tourists this summer

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Tourism Ministry expects that between 5.5 million and six million tourists will visit Bulgaria this summer, minister Hristo Prodanov

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Bulgaria 

In Sofia, Germany’s Scholz pushes N Macedonia’s EU prospects

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Speaking on June 11 after talks in Sofia with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed strong

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court orders extradition of Romanian ex-minister

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The Sofia Court of Appeals ordered on June 10 the extradition to Romania of former cabinet minister Elena Udrea who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Put country above party, but ‘we are not afraid of elections’

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

In a video message on June 10, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that he believed that there were people

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer poll: 54% of Bulgarians oppose euro adoption

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Opposition to Bulgaria joining the euro zone has jumped by 10 percentage points in the past year, with 54 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM ‘in no hurry’ to table ITN ministers’ resignations

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will not be in a hurry to table in Parliament the resignations of the four

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for all districts for June 11

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for eight districts for June 11 because of forecast

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