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Month: August 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues warnings over high temperatures forecast for August 22

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for a number of districts for August

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Business 

Eurostat: Fuel prices in Bulgaria in July 2026 were up 22.2% y/y

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

In July 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in Bulgaria were 22.2 per cent higher than they had

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to reduce Kozloduy nuclear plant capacity as Danube River level falls

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The continuing decline in the Danube River waster levels prompted the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria to say that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM speaks to Nato chief after media report of Iran threat

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev held a telephone conversation on August 20 with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte following a

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2026 was 2.18B euro

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first six months of the year stood at 2.18 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government approves additional spending up to 170M euro for farmers affected by Middle East war

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on August 19, the Bulgarian government adopted a decree approving additional spending of up to 170 million euro under

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: New law against antisocial behaviour by minors, but no bar on social network access

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on August 19 that his ministry is preparing a completely new law to counter

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Business 

Eurostat: EU ice cream production up almost 2% in 2025

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, the EU produced 3.44 billion litres of ice cream, representing a 1.9 per cent increase compared with 2024 (3.38 billion

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Bulgaria 

After four years, Bulgaria again has an ambassador to Ukraine

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Career diplomat Zlatin Krastev presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volomdymyr Zelenskyy on August 18, meaning that after a four-year

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    August 21, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
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    August 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
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  • August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria to reduce Kozloduy nuclear plant capacity as Danube River level falls
  • August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian PM speaks to Nato chief after media report of Iran threat
  • August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2026 was 2.18B euro

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