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Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026
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Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026

November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria issues new weather warnings because of heavy rainfall
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues new weather warnings because of heavy rainfall

November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 32.5% for November 2026
Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 32.5% for November 2026

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
Bulgaria 

Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results

November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket

November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria

Bulgaria issues new weather warnings because of heavy rainfall
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues new weather warnings because of heavy rainfall

November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for three districts for November 4 because

Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
Bulgaria 

Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results

November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket

November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Business

Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026
Business 

Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026

November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.67 billion euro in the first nine months of the

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 32.5% for November 2026
Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 32.5% for November 2026

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s largest annual decrease in gas prices for households in first half of 2026
Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s largest annual decrease in gas prices for households in first half of 2026

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria, Malta, had EU’s second-lowest household electricity prices in H1 2026 – Eurostat
Business 

Bulgaria, Malta, had EU’s second-lowest household electricity prices in H1 2026 – Eurostat

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Europe

European Union leaders congratulate Student List on victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections
Europe 

European Union leaders congratulate Student List on victory in Serbia’s parliamentary elections

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union leaders have congratulated Student List on its victory in Serbia’s October 25 parliamentary elections. Before results were official,

Drone strike sinks merchant ship off Romania’s coast, one dead, three missing
Europe 

Drone strike sinks merchant ship off Romania’s coast, one dead, three missing

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
European Parliament criticises Bulgarian government’s weak response to Russian threat in Black Sea
Europe 

European Parliament criticises Bulgarian government’s weak response to Russian threat in Black Sea

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
European Parliament awards 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to International Criminal Court and its officials
Europe 

European Parliament awards 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to International Criminal Court and its officials

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Perspectives

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s October 2026 address to the European Council
Perspectives 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s October 2026 address to the European Council

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed EU leaders on the second day of the October 15-16 European Council meeting. This is

VDL’s 2026 State of the EU address to the European Parliament: Full text
Perspectives 

VDL’s 2026 State of the EU address to the European Parliament: Full text

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s Radev government’s pathetic ‘plan’ against road deaths
Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s Radev government’s pathetic ‘plan’ against road deaths

September 9, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans
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Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans

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