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Bulgarian President reserved in comments on expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev, Russia

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev told reporters in Madrid that he hoped that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov would have carefully considered

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Sharp exchanges over Bulgaria’s expulsion of Russian diplomats

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

There were sharp exchanges in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 29 as parliamentary groups reacted to the announcement on Tuesday

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams Russian embassy’s fundraiser for soldiers

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has described a fundraising initiative for Russia’s military, posted on the Facebook page of the Russian embassy

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Poll: Half of Bulgarians want a new government, without fresh elections

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

By a very narrow margin, more than half of Bulgarians would prefer to see a new government elected without Parliament

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Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomats

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria is expelling 70 Russian diplomats who worked against Bulgaria’s interests, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told journalists on June 28,

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Bulgaria: WCC hits out at President over decision to end consultations

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party has described as “strange” President Roumen Radev’s announcement of the

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Bulgaria’s WCC party begins formal consultations on proposed government

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party’s national council gave a mandate on June 28 to start

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Statistical institute publishes causes of deaths in Bulgaria in 2021

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) published on June 28 statistics on causes of deaths in 2021, showing that diseases of

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia becomes Covid-19 yellow zone

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has risen above the threshold to be reclassified from a Covid-19 green zone to a yellow

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