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Month: February 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 17 over forecast heavy rain

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

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for February 17 because

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Business 

Bulgaria records 3.5% annual inflation in January

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

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in January, down from five per cent a month

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: February 16

February 16, 2026February 23, 2026 ADJ

THE FUNERAL OF LANGUAGE (BUFFET IS LUKEWARM) Elon Musk has now scheduled the death of human language, which feels efficient.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s first Stryker armoured fighting vehicles arrive

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Deliveries of the new Stryker combat and support vehicles for the Bulgarian military have begun, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 15 over forecast heavy rain

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for five districts, and the lesser Code

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Business 

ECB grants preliminary authorisation for acquisition of Bulgaria’s TBI Bank

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Central Bank (ECB) adopted a decision on February 13 by which it issued a preliminary authorisation for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry calls for annual neo-Nazi ‘Lukov March’ to be prevented

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on February 13 that it categorically opposes the planned holding of the so-called “Lukov March” and

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Business 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2025 – flash estimate

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Yotova plans April 19 as date of early parliamentary elections

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgarian President Iliyana Yotova said on February 12 that if caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov presents her with a proposed

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