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Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
EU sanctions six individuals involved in Navalny’s poisoning and death
Europe 

EU sanctions six individuals involved in Navalny’s poisoning and death

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%
Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Desislava Atanassova must resign as a Constitutional Court judge “as a moral act” after Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told Parliament

Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Business

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%
Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9 per cent, up from 2.8 per cent in April 2026

Bulgaria regulator approves 3.05% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
Business 

Bulgaria regulator approves 3.05% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria records 2.51 billion euro Budget deficit in January-May 2026
Business 

Bulgaria records 2.51 billion euro Budget deficit in January-May 2026

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
BNB: Close to 95% of leva banknotes and coins exchanged for euro
Business 

BNB: Close to 95% of leva banknotes and coins exchanged for euro

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Europe

EU sanctions six individuals involved in Navalny’s poisoning and death
Europe 

EU sanctions six individuals involved in Navalny’s poisoning and death

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union foreign ministers decided on July 3 to impose restrictive measures on six Russian individuals involved in the development

EU’s Copernicus: Above-average sea surface temperatures across European seas at the end of June 2026
Europe 

EU’s Copernicus: Above-average sea surface temperatures across European seas at the end of June 2026

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
EC pays out 3.9B euro for drones under 90B euro Ukraine Support Loan
Europe 

EC pays out 3.9B euro for drones under 90B euro Ukraine Support Loan

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
EC proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year
Europe 

EC proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Perspectives

Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans
Perspectives 

Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans

July 1, 2026June 30, 2026 Micheal Martin

By Taoiseach Micheál Martin When Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 1 for

Australia’s ambassador to Bulgaria: ‘A new epoch for Australia and Europe’
Perspectives 

Australia’s ambassador to Bulgaria: ‘A new epoch for Australia and Europe’

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Alison Duncan
How Bulgaria became Europe’s most prepared nation
Perspectives 

How Bulgaria became Europe’s most prepared nation

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 ADJ
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The AI Dividend of Labour and UBA

November 16, 2025June 16, 2026 ADJ
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