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weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.

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Border checkpoint made a symbol in Bulgaria’s election campaign

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2022

There are likely to be several issues in the campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s October 2022 early parliamentary elections – relations

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Russia shuts 3 consulates in Bulgaria after 70 ‘diplomats’ ordered expelled

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Russia, Ukraine

Irked by Bulgaria’s expulsion of 70 of its “diplomats” that Bulgaria has said were working as spies, Russia on June

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Being there: Amid the crowd as Bulgaria’s government lost the no-confidence vote

June 22, 2022May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Vassil Levski Boulevard in central Sofia is lined with hired buses, and on the boulevard’s pavements, clusters of youths, clad

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The government of Bulgaria – what happens now?

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Slavi Trifonov

The first reaction of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the statement by ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov that he

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Bitcoin’s all-time-high today: But when will it reach $100k?

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bitcoin’s price today, October 20, reached an all-time high of $67 000, surpassing $64 895 per Bitcoin, set earlier this

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Bulgaria’s April 2021 parliamentary elections: What happens now?

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2021

Traditionally, with the exit polls in, this should be an article headlined “Bulgaria’s April 2021 parliamentary elections: Winners and losers”.

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So what does a vaccination do: Honestly?

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

It is a dying skill, while reading, to not only read, but to be able to absorb what the real meaning

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Disrupting food ordering and delivery in Bulgaria: A start-up journey

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 Lance Nelson

Just more than a year go, on March 13 2020, Bulgaria declared a State of Emergency because of the Covid-19

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Op-Ed: Bulgaria must repudiate resurgent ultra-nationalist extremism

February 11, 2021February 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

By Ronald S. Lauder There are, sadly, very few European countries that can be proud of their record in the

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