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Month: September 2026

Business 

Bulgaria records 3.08 billion euro Budget deficit in January-August 2026

September 30, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.08 billion euro in the first eight months of the

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Bulgaria Business 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves amendments directed against SLAPP cases

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 30 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Civil Procedure Code

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Europe 

Copernicus report: Med, Black Sea had record-breaking marine heatwaves in 2024

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Mediterranean and Black Sea experienced record-breaking marine heatwaves with temperatures more than 4.6 degrees above normal in 2024, according to

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Bulgaria 

NSI: 8.5% of students at Bulgarian universities are foreigners

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There are 16 787 foreign students studying for bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Bulgarian universities in the 2025/26 academic year,

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Business 

Poll finds downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.4%, Gyurov 21.9% – Market Links poll

September 30, 2026October 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Iliana Yotova

The presidential election ticket of incumbent head of state Iliana Yotova and vice-presidential candidate Kiril Vulchev has 41.4 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test early warning system, BG-Alert on October 1

September 29, 2026October 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Tests of Bulgaria’s civil defence early warning siren and loudspeaker system and of the BG-Alert – the system to warn

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of non-residents for holidays in Bulgaria in August 2026 down 3.9% y/y

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 1 153 036 arrivals of non-residents for holidays in Bulgaria in August 2026, a decrease

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Bulgaria 

Greece to transfer remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Greece is to transfer the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil – who ruled from 997 to 1014 CE – to

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