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Month: March 2026

Europe 

Eurostat: Since 1964, marriage rate in EU has more than halved, divorce rate has doubled

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Since 1964 – the first year for which data are available – the crude marriage rate in the European Union

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January 2026 was 259.8M euro

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 259.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Fourth Artillery Regiment holding live-fire exercise

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Field camp training for military personnel from the Fourth Artillery Regiment is being held from March 20 to 27 at

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Europe 

EU leaders call for de-escalation in Iran, hold over decision on loan for Ukraine as Hungary and Slovakia resist

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Ukraine

Meeting on March 19 as the European Council, EU leaders called for “de-escalation and maximum restraint” in the war in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April 2026 parliamentary elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile

March 19, 2026April 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

March 20 marks the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s April 19 2026 early National Assembly elections, in which 240

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering trips on April 4 on train pulled by oldest restored steam engine

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering two special trips from Sofia to Bankya on April 4, on rolling stock pulled

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 elections: Radev launches programme, with emphasis on economy

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

On the eve of the official campaign period of Bulgaria’s April 19 early parliamentary elections, ex-president Roumen Radev launched the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry in special operations against vote-buying ahead of April elections

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

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry is carrying out special operations against vote-buying in a succession of cities and on March 19 announced

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM: Bulgaria will support any actions that would calm Middle East

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Ukraine

Bulgaria would support any actions that would calm the situation in the Middle East, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov said

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