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Month: November 2025

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Bulgarian MPs overturn veto on bill giving expanded powers for Lukoil special administrator

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 13 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s law regulating

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Bulgaria 

German Christmas Market 2025 in Sofia’s City Garden opens on November 14

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The traditional German Christmas Market, the oldest in Bulgaria’s capital city, opens in the City Garden in Alexander Battenberg Square

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes bill giving expanded powers for Lukoil special administrator

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 12 that he vetoed amendments to the country’s law regulating operations in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: Operating costs of Soviet-era MiG-29s and Su-25s in 2026 to be 114M leva

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The estimated operating costs of the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-25 aircraft in 2026 are just more than

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes proposed amendments to Defence Act

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said late on November 11 that he vetoed some provisions of the Defence and Armed Forces

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy’s new vessel begins sea trials

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sea trials of Hrabri the first of the two multifunctional modular patrol ships for the Bulgarian Navy began on November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives 438.6M euro in second NextGenerationEU payment

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 11 that it disbursed 438.6 million euro in grants to Bulgaria, the second payment

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Day 2025 observed in war graves section of Bulgaria’s Sofia Central Cemetery

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Remembrance Day 2025 was observed on November 11 at the Commonwealth, German, Italian and French sections of the war graves

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2025 down 4.8%, imports up 3.8% y/y

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 61 998.1 million, 4.8

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