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Day: February 18, 2025

Bulgaria 

New chargé d’affaires at US embassy in Sofia

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Career Foreign Service Officer Susan Falatko arrived in Sofia on February 18 to assume the role of chargé d’affaires at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways begins putting ticket vending machines into operation

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways’ BDZ Passenger Transport is putting into operation ticket vending machines, which will provide a faster and more

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2024 was 1.5B euro – central bank data

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2024 stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among EU countries asked by US about possible participation in security efforts in Ukraine

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Bulgaria has received questions about its possible participation and support for security

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Europe 

VDL to Kellogg: Any resolution must respect Ukraine’s independence, backed by strong security guarantees

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Any resolution must respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, backed by strong security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast cold weather, snow

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for the Bourgas district for February 19 because

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Business 

Eurogroup discusses Bulgaria’s progress towards euro zone accession

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

By the end of February 2025, Bulgaria will formally request the European Commission and the European Central Bank to prepare

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering retro train trips on March 1

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ, in partnership with the Bulgarian Academy of Science’s National Ethnographic Museum, is offering trips on a

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