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Bulgaria’s 2023 municipal elections: Governing coalition’s parties rival mayoral candidates

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2023, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

With the September 26 deadline for nominations looming, the names of the mayoral candidates in Bulgaria’s four largest cities put

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Bulgaria Air adds a third weekly Sofia-Varna flight in summer 2023

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

During the active summer season, Bulgaria Air is adding an additional flight on the domestic route between Sofia and Varna,

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Bulgaria’s Varna, Bourgas airports announce details of summer season 2023 flights

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

From May 1, flag Bulgaria Air is increasing the frequency of its flights from Sofia to Varna, and on weekdays it

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Bulgaria 

Court action against 58.9% water price hike in Bulgaria’s Bourgas

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

Bourgas mayor Dimitar Nikolov has lodged an application in the Sofia City Administrative Court asking for the annulment of a

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Bulgaria’s Varna district to step up measures against Covid-19

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Varna

A new order for the introduction of additional measures against the spread of Covid-19 has been prepared by the regional

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s districts of Varna and Bourgas become Covid-19 red zones

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, Varna

Bulgaria’s districts of Varna and Bourgas at the Black Sea coast have become Covid-19 red zones, with morbidity rates above

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR, Unicef open ‘Blue Dot’ support centre for Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria’s Varna

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine, Varna

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bulgaria, in partnership with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Varna, Bourgas airports announce summer 2022 flights

March 31, 2022April 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

Varna Airport has announced details of its summer 2022 flight schedule. Bulgaria Air continues to provide a connection from Varna

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Bulgaria 

Thousands in protests in Bulgarian cities against Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 26, 2022March 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Russia, Sofia, Ukraine, Varna

Thousands of Bulgarians turned out on March 26 in protests in various cities in the country against Russia’s war on

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