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Month: May 2026

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Bulgaria’s ruling party boosts dominance by amending Parliament’s rules of procedure

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s ruling party, Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria, has boosted its dominance through several amendments to Parliament’s rules of procedure, approved

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Bulgaria 

VDL: Progress on anti-corruption will allow unlocking of 370M euro frozen funding for Bulgaria

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Progress made on anti-corruption measures will allow the unlocking of almost 370 million euro of suspended funding for Bulgaria, European

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Europe 

Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission warns of alarming levels of hate speech

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In its annual report published on May 28, the Council of Europe’s body ECRI (European Commission against Racism and Intolerance) voices its deep concern

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Europe 

EC: No immediate concern for security of gas supply in EU for next winter

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

In spite of the challenging market conditions, there is no immediate concern for the security of gas supply in the

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Bulgaria 

Market Links poll: Radev government has 50% approval rating

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s government, which took office on May 8, has an approval rating of 50 per cent and

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Bulgaria 

Staykov exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery opens on June 3

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled Vesselin Staykov – Paintings, Prints, Drawings opens at the Sofia City Art Gallery at 6pm on July

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Bulgaria 

Sarafov resigns as head of the National Investigation Service

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Borislav Sarafov resigned as head of the National Investigation Service on May 27. Sarafov’s resignation was accepted immediately by the

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Europe 

Human rights violations in Russia: EU restrictive measures extended until May 2027

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers decided on May 26 to extend the framework for restrictive measures against those responsible for serious

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 3.8% in January – April 2026

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 16 179 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to April 2026, an increase of 3.8 per

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