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Month: August 2026

Business 

Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in June 2026: Arrivals down – but revenue up

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Revenue of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in June 2026 added up 198 million euro, an increase of 13.6 per cent

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – June 2026 up 8.5%, imports up 14.4% y/y

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – June 2026, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 22 968.4 million

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Europe 

Romanian Navy destroys two drones in Black Sea

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Two unmanned aerial systems – drones – drifting in the Black Sea were destroyed during a controlled operation on August,

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Bulgaria 

Former defence minister: Bulgaria’s government deliberately hid and delayed information about the drone

August 11, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

There were delays and discrepancies in the information provided by the Bulgarian government about the drone that fell on Bulgarian territory

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Bulgaria 

2026 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 – 13

August 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2026 Perseids meteor shower will peak on the night from August 12 to 13, with little competition from the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister holds talks with Ukrainian ambassador over drone incident

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova held a meeting on August 10 at the ministry with the Ukraine’s ambassador to Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Interior Minister: Reasons for blast at arms plant ‘more likely to be internal’

August 10, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The reasons for an August 10 explosion at the Emco-owned arms plant near the Gabrovo village of Belita are yet

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Bulgaria 

Defence Chief: Drone explosion was not a deliberate action against Bulgaria

August 9, 2026August 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The August 8 incident in which a drone fell and exploded near Kardam was not a deliberate action against Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Drone that exploded in Bulgaria ‘most likely’ Maya drone used by Ukraine

August 8, 2026August 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The drone that crashed and exploded in Bulgaria on the morning of August 8 is “most likely” a Maya decoy

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