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Month: January 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for January 8 over forecast strong winds, rain

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for the district of Kurdzhali for January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s central bank announces overtime hours to meet high demand for trading leva for euro

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced on January 7 that its cash desks and those of territorial divisions of the Cash

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman reports alleged irregularities by banks in exchanging leva for euro

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has notified the head of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria, Petya Dimitrova, of reports from the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for several districts over rainfall forecast for January 7

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for the Kurdzhali district for January 7

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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry: Bulgaria implementing EU Entry/Exit System at all land borders

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) is being implemented at all of Bulgaria’s land borders as of January 6, the

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Business 

Bulgaria’s euro adoption coordination centre: 36% of leva out of circulation

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

More than 36 per cent of leva are out of circulation, the head of Bulgaria’s coordination centre for euro adoption

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: January 5

January 5, 2026January 12, 2026 ADJ

Happy New Year to New York, London, Paris, Sofia!I trust you’ve all entered Dry January with the grim determination of

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Business 

Bulgaria’s supermarkets body: First days of the euro passing with no significant shocks

January 3, 2026February 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The first days of the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria are passing without any significant shocks in the supermarket

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World 

Kallas: EU closely monitoring situation in Venezuela

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on January

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