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Month: May 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy team removes drone found on Byala beach

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian Navy specialist team removed a drone that was found on the beach of the town of Byala in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military to travel on May 7 to Romania for Scorpions Legacy 26 exercise

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian army personnel and equipment will travel on the country’s national roads on May 7 to participate in the Scorpions

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Bulgaria 

Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria: ‘No radical, extreme turn’ in foreign policy

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

When ex-president Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria takes office in government, there will be no “radical, extreme” turn in foreign policy,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force commander: One squadron of fighter jets is not enough

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgarian Air Force commander Major General Nikolai Rusev told Bulgarian National Television on May 5 that he rejects claims that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 1.53 billion euro Budget deficit in Q1 2026

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.53 billion euro in the first three months of the

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Bulgaria 

Dr Stefano Cozzini: Considering the costs of AI

May 4, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Dr Stefano Cozzini admits to being a bit sceptical about AI, to sometimes feeling scared and “sometimes I’m actually an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force to perform low-altitude flypasts on May 5 and 6

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Air Force will perform low-altitude flypasts on May 5 and 6, the Ministry of Defence said. The flights,

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: May 4

May 4, 2026May 11, 2026 ADJ

The shortcut wants the whole road Kade Lovell, a nine-year-old boy from St. Cloud, Minnesota, signed up for the St.

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Bulgaria 

Landslide said to be largest in Bulgaria in decades could leave Pamporovo – Smolyan road closed for years

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A landslide, said to have been the largest in Bulgaria in decades, could leave the road connecting the Rhodope mountain

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