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Month: February 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister pledges fair elections

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The caretaker government assumes responsibility for the preparation and conduct of fair elections and will work impartially in the interests

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Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, April 19 election date announced

February 18, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov announced the names of the country’s interim government on February 18, as President Iliyana

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 18 over strong winds, snowfall

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued warnings of dangerous and potentially dangerous weather for February 18 because of forecast strong

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Bulgaria 

European court finds against Bulgaria in football match racist assault case

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that there were two violations of the European Convention on Human Rights

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria in 2025 up 4.29% y/y

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria in 2025 was 4.29 per cent higher than

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Business 

Bulgaria’s central bank: 84.5% of leva cash out of circulation

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of February 16, a total of 84.5 per cent of leva banknotes and coins that were in circulation at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers retro train trips on March 1

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering excursions from Sofia to Bankya and back on retro railcar train No. 19 001.7

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Bulgaria 

Market Links poll: Radev coalition would win 25.6% were elections held now

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

A coalition around former president Roumen Radev would win 25.6 per cent of the vote were elections held now, according

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Europe 

EC: Pace of reducing road fatality rates is insufficient

February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) published on February 16 its report to track progress towards the EU’s goal of halving road deaths and

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