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Day: April 28, 2025

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Bulgaria to ask EC for derogation from deficit limit because of intention to boost defence spending

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government will this week agree to a decision to ask the European Commission to approve a derogation from the

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Bulgaria 

Security, intelligence agencies: Russia, Western Balkans instability main threats to Bulgaria’s national security

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia and instability in the Western Balkans remain the main threats to Bulgaria’s national security, while if the Kremlin does

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2025: Events in English

April 28, 2025May 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The 2025 Sofia Science Festival is on from May 8 to 11 at Sofia Tech Park in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Business 

Steady decline in Bulgaria’s extra-EU wine exports

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff wine

Figures published by European Union statistics agency Eurostat on April 28 show a steady decline in recent years in Bulgaria’s

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Business 

EU exports of alcoholic beverages in 2024 added up to 29.8B euro

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff wine

In 2024, the EU exported 29.8 billion euro worth of alcoholic beverages, a 10.9 per cent increase since 2019 (26.9 billion euro), EU

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Bulgaria 

CoE rapporteur on human rights deeply concerned by demolition of Roma houses in Bulgaria’s capital

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,

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