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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Sofia, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 154 stories have been published about Sofia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Sofia, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 154 stories have been published about Sofia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Latest News Stories
Europe · SofiaBulgaria has signed a long-term deal with neighbour Turkey that will give it access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and the gas supply grid in the country as Sofia aims to replace energy supplies once provided by Russia.
Bulgaria signs deal to use Turkey's gas terminals
53% Center coverage: 15 sources
Europe · SofiaAt least 18 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
At least 18 people found dead in truck near Sofia
40% Left coverage: 67 sources
US & Canada · SofiaAlexander Nikolov was energy minister between Dec. 2021 and Aug. 2022. Russia halted natural gas deliveries in April 2022 after the previous government in Sofia refused Gazprom's demand to pay in rubles. That prompted then-Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to claim that Moscow had used hybrid war tactics.
Bulgaria's ex-energy chief charged over Russian gas cutoff
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
Europe · SofiaNorth Macedonian officials laid wreaths on the 151st anniversary of the birth of Goce Delcev. The revolutionary is hailed by both countries as a national hero in the fight for liberation from the Ottoman rule. The two Balkan states have had tense relations since 2020, when Bulgaria blocked accession talks.
Security Tight as North Macedonia, Bulgaria Honor National Hero
46% Center coverage: 11 sources
Oceania · SofiaThousands of young men are plunging into rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes. By tradition, a crucifix is cast into the waters of a lake or river, and it is believed that the person who retrieves it will be freed from evil spirits. Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas, but not all Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it on the same day.
Bulgarians celebrate Epiphany with traditional rituals
57% Left coverage: 14 sources
Europe · SofiaBulgarian President Rumen Radev has formally asked the second-largest political party in parliament to form a government in a bid to avoid a fifth general election in two years. Nikolay Denkov, the head of the reformist We Continue the Change party, said he would try to build a working coalition, although analysts weren't hopeful. Denkov, a 60-year-old chemistry professor and former education minister, will have a week to propose a cabinet.
Bulgarian President Asks Reform Party To Form Government
46% Left coverage: 11 sources
Europe · SofiaBulgarian health authorities said Monday that 2.8 million of expired COVID-19 doses will be destroyed this year in addition to the 2.3 million doses that have already been scrapped in the country with the lowest vaccination rate in the European Union.
Bulgaria scraps large quantities of expired COVID vaccines
64% Center coverage: 11 sources
Europe · SofiaBulgarian police discovered 43 migrants, including ten children, hidden in a van in the west of the country, officials said Monday, just days after authorities found the bodies of 18 migrants concealed in a lumber truck.
Bulgaria: 43 migrants found in van days after 18 found dead
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
