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Month: January 2026

Europe 

European Parliament votes to ask European court whether EU-Mercosur agreement complies with EU treaties

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on January 21 to request the European Court of Justice to assess whether the EU-Mercosur agreement

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Europe 

European Parliament opposes push by EU ministers to weaken air passenger rights

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on January 21 against a push by EU ministers to weaken air passenger rights, which have

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Europe 

MEPs approve ‘enhanced cooperation’ for 90B euro EU support loan to Ukraine

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Ukraine

In a vote on January 21, the European Parliament approved a decision by the Council of the U to apply

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Bulgaria 

Radev’s resignation as president shakes up political scene ahead of Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court confirmed on January 20 that it is to consider its decision on Roumen Radev’s resignation as president,

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2025 was 2.98B euro

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 2.98 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Rudozem – Xanthi crossing at Bulgarian – Greek border officially opened for cars, light lorries

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The border crossing connecting the Bulgarian town of Rudozem with the Greek city of Xanthi was officially opened on January

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Europe 

European Parliament votes to fast-track decision on 90B euro loan to Ukraine

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Ukraine

The European Parliament backed on January 20, by a show of hands, a request to fast-track its legislative processes on an EU financial

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Business 

Eurogroup president congratulates Bulgaria on ‘smoothly executed process’ of euro transition

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The Eurogroup congratulates the Bulgarian authorities on a smoothly executed process of the transition to the euro, Eurogroup president Kyriakos

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev’s resignation speech: The full text

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

This is the full text of the resignation speech delivered by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev in a televised address on

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