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Month: February 2026

Business 

Bulgaria’s central bank: Loans to households in January 2026 up 20.7% y/y

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Loans to households and NPISHs (non-profit institutions serving households) in Bulgaria added up to 28.948 billion euro at the end

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation welcomes court ruling in case of discriminatory speech by Vuzrazhdane party leader

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria has welcomed a February 20 ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court upholding

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Justice Minister thwarted in bid to oust Sarafov as acting Prosecutor-General

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, judiciary

A meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on February 26 ended after more than six hours with no decision

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Business 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister: ‘Shop for the People’ is a loss-making enterprise

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The state-owned enterprise Shop for the People, which was established in August last year with 10 million leva from the

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Business 

EBRD forecasts Bulgaria’s economic growth at 2.7% in 2026

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff EBRD, euro zone

Bulgaria’s economic rowth is projected at 2.7 per cent in 2026 and 2.6 per cent in 2027, supported by the

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Bulgaria 

Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Bulgarian and Romanian services to close

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Romania

The Bulgarian and Romanian services of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty – Svobodna Evropa and Europa Liberă România – will

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Bulgaria 

EPPO: Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) had found the Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct, as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief fired in run-up to parliamentary elections

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Acting on the recommendation of the caretaker Cabinet, head of state President Iliyana Yotova has signed a decree dismissing Miroslav

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overturn veto on Electoral Code amendments

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 25 to overturn President Iliyana Yotova’s veto on amendments to the country’s Electoral Code

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