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Bulgaria: Remembrance Day 2023 in Sofia

November 11, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

The annual Remembrance Day ceremonies were held in Sofia Central Cemetery’s Commonwealth, German, French and Italian war graves sections on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: GERB wins most major cities, but loses Varna

November 6, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, editors pick

Former Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov’s party GERB won a number of the mayoral elections cities serving as the administrative

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Denkov coalition government: meet the ministers

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on June 6 to elect a government headed by Nikolai Denkov, following weeks of talks between We

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Perspectives 

Kremlin speaking: Homophobia as geopolitics

June 2, 2023June 5, 2023 Vanessa Nikolova of factcheck.bg editors pick, Russia, Ukraine

“The West imposes homosexuality and paedophilia on us”; “Membership in the European Union (EU) means acceptance of same-sex marriage”; “European values contradict

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Perspectives 

Diplomacy by disinformation: Russian embassies’ role in Kremlin’s information war

May 29, 2023June 5, 2023 Vassilena Dotkova editors pick, Russia, Ukraine

Just days after the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian state media over the spread of propaganda, the Russian embassy

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People 

Sofia Science Festival: Andrew Steele and the science of getting older without getting old

May 12, 2023June 6, 2023 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, Sofia Science Festival

For British scientist Andrew Steele, the greatest humanitarian challenge is one you may not think of – to enable all

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Perspectives 

Rescuing history: Bulgaria and 1943

March 17, 2023March 18, 2023 Sofia Cohen Bulgarian Jews, editors pick, Roumen Radev

As a descendant of Bulgarian Jews who survived the Holocaust, I am writing these words with the dedication to the

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Bulgaria 

Unicef Bulgaria launches fundraiser to support children and families hit by earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

February 10, 2023February 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick, Syria, Turkey

Unicef Bulgaria said on February 10 that it was launching a fundraising campaign to help the children and families affected

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Bulgaria 

US announces sanctions on five current or former Bulgarian government officials for alleged corruption

February 10, 2023February 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on February 10 sanctioned five current or

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  • November 11, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria: Remembrance Day 2023 in Sofia
  • November 6, 2023November 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: GERB wins most major cities, but loses Varna
  • June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Denkov coalition government: meet the ministers
  • Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto of agreement on APCs for Ukraine
    December 8, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • German Christmas market 2023 opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on November 17
    November 16, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria: Construction of Rousse – Veliko Turnovo motorway begins
    December 3, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • More than 5000 UK students enroll at Bulgarian universities
    December 8, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's mountain resorts gear up for 2023/24 winter ski season
    December 4, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Anglican community in Sofia holds traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
  • December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria joins US Net-Zero Government Initiative on carbon neutrality in activities of state institutions
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    Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Adapting to climate change guarantees more competitiveness in tourism
  • December 8, 2023December 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    More than 5000 UK students enroll at Bulgarian universities
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    Sanctions: EU adds two Hamas leaders to terrorist list

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