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EC opens seven infringement cases against Bulgaria, including two on VAT

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 31 that it opened seven new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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National Assembly legislates that Bulgarian Orthodox Church is country’s sole representative of Eastern Orthodoxy

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the sole representative of the country’s traditional Eastern Orthodox Christianity and it alone may use

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Bulgaria’s January 2025 has been driest January since 2021

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

January 2025 in Bulgaria was the country’s the driest January since 2021, the national meteorological bureau said in a provisional

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Another district in Bulgaria declares flu epidemic, suspending in-person classes at schools

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s district of Sliven has declare a flu epidemic, to be in effect from February 3 to 11, the Health

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Ceremony for handover of first Bulgarian Air Force F-16 set for January 31

January 29, 2025May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov is leaving on January 29 for a three-day visit to the United States, and will

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Flu epidemic declarations in effect in half of Bulgaria’s districts

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of districts in Bulgaria where flu epidemic declarations are in effect stands at 14 out of a total

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Bulgaria 

For the first time, pianist Veneta Neynska presents ‘Concerts with History’ in English

January 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Renowned pianist Veneta Neynska brings her internationally acclaimed classical music concerts to a new audience with Concerts with History –

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, Jewish organisations, slam nutritionist’s offensive Holocaust comparison

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has slammed a statement on television by a nutritionist making an extremely inappropriate and offensive Holocaust comparison.

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Three additional districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemics

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Three additional districts in Bulgaria have declared flu epidemics, the Health Ministry said on January 27. From January 29, temporary

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