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Month: October 2025

Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: October 20

October 20, 2025October 27, 2025 ADJ

The true lesson of the past weeks isn’t found in a single budget number or election result; it’s in the

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Bulgaria 

Lizz Wright, Yellowjackets among stars coming to 2025 Plovdiv Jazz Fest

October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

US jazz and gospel singer Lizz Wright and American jazz fusion band Yellowjackets are among the stars who will perform

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Bulgaria 

Two more F-16 fighter jets delivered to Bulgarian Air Force

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two more F-16 Block 70 fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force landed at the Third Air Base in Graf

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Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 26 2025

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 26 2025, the final Sunday of the month, going

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political drama: Borissov says his party does not want elections triggered

October 17, 2025October 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Delyan Peevski

GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov said on October 17 that the party does not want elections,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria takes delivery of fourth new medical emergency helicopter

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The fourth helicopter designed for emergency medical assistance by air has arrived in Bulgaria, the country’s Health Ministry said in

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2025 was 1.54B euro

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 1.54 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Ceremony in Bulgaria’s capital marks second anniversary of Hamas terrorist attack on Israel

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

A moving commemoration ceremony, organised by the embassy of the State of Israel and the Shalom Organisation of the Jews

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Bulgaria 

South Africa lifts visa requirements for Bulgarians

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Holders of ordinary Bulgarian passports may enter and reside in the Republic of South Africa without the need for a

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