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Bulgaria’s government: Claims of unprecedented migrant flows, assaults by foreigners, are fake news

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s government dismissed on March 12 as fake news the claims of an unprecedented migrant flow, foreigners assaulting people on

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Police step up patrols in Bulgaria’s capital after incidents involving Bulgarians and foreigners

March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police are investigating an incident in Vitosha Boulevard on the night of March 8 in which Bulgarians were involved in

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Bulgaria 

Condemnation for planned holding of Lukov March in honour of pro-Nazi leader

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is categorically against the planned holding of the so-called Lukov

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Bulgaria 

Dark parks: Sofia municipality to begin repairing lighting

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

After a deluge of complaints, Sofia municipality is finally beginning to repair the lighting in the Bulgarian capital city’s parks,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city council elects chairperson, to hold office until end of July

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At its eighth sitting, Sofia city council elected Tsvetomir Petrov of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria-Spasi Sofia coalition as

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Bulgaria 

Exercise in Sofia on January 31 to test readiness to respond to emergencies

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exercise aimed at checking the readiness and preparation of government authorities and responders at the national and territorial level

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The seventh sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 25 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson, though

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Vitosha to offer night skiing from January 26

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

This season’s night skiing on Bulgaria’s Vitosha mountain, on the outskirts of capital city Sofia, is to begin on January

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Bulgaria 

Sixth sitting of Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The sixth sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 11 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson. Elected

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