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Month: July 2026

Europe 

Nine European countries ask European Commissioner to suspend EU funding for the IOC over Russia move

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Nine European countries have submitted a request to European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef, to

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Bulgaria 

PM Radev takes Bulgaria out of the Coalition of the Willing

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Ukraine

Prime Minister Roumen Radev was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to participate in the July 13 Paris meeting of

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Europe 

Bulgarian link in European prosecutors probe into millions of euro VAT fraud

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) conducted searches and seizures last week at several locations in Attica

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Europe 

Energy Union Task Force: Supply of jet fuel in EU remains overall stable so far

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The supply of jet fuel in the EU remains overall stable so far, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy said

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief: No agreement yet on 21st package of sanctions on Russia but ‘quite close’

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on July 13 that EU countries did not yet have agreement on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia and Bourgas shortlisted to host 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Eurovision, Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and seaside city Bourgas have been shortlisted to be the host city of the 2027 Eurovision

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria has EU’s highest ratio of hospital beds per population size

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Among European Union countries, Bulgaria reported the highest ratio of hospital beds relative to its population size in 2024, with

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Bulgaria 

EU formally opens excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The Council of the EU approved on July 10 the European Commission’s recommendation to open an excessive deficit procedure against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Breeze 2026 large-scale naval exercise on until July 19

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Breeze 2026 naval exercise, in which vessels from several other countries are participating, begins on July 10 and continues

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