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Day: March 30, 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Ukraine sign 10-year defence cooperation agreement

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on March 30 a 10-year defence cooperation agreement

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 5.1% for April

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 5.1 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of Constitutional Court and former AmCham Bulgaria executive director, dies

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court and former executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Guns-for-cannabis network hit: 21 suspects arrested in coordinated action across Bulgaria, Greece and Spain

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Europol high-value target has been arrested and key members of his criminal network targeted during a coordinated action on

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Europe 

EC adopts 1.5B euro work programme to boost European and Ukrainian defence industry

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said in a March 30 statement that it has approved a €1.5 billion euro work programme

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Europe 

EU ministers give final go-ahead to EU talent platform for non-EU jobseekers

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union has given the final greenlight to a regulation establishing an EU talent pool, a

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Bulgaria 

Foreign visitor arrivals for holidays in Bulgaria in February 2026 up 2% y/y

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2026 was just more than two per cent

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Business 

NSI poll: Downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in March

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: March 30

March 30, 2026April 6, 2026 ADJ

The Floor Remains Intact: On a Civilization That Learned to Attend the Concert Without Being There I came across a

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