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Month: September 2026

Europe 

Eurostat: 54% of EU’s electricity came from renewables in Q2 2026

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In the second quarter of 2026, about 54.1 per cent of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, a

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Europe 

EC pays out 3.3 billion euro in defence funding to Ukraine to cover drones and missiles

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) will today disburse 3.3 billion euro to Ukraine for defence procurement under the 90 billion euro Ukraine

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet security council: Additional funding needed to buy anti-drone systems

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There is a definite need for additional funds to buy anti-drone systems, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said after a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government announces steps to limit impact of high fuel prices

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government announced on September 18 a package of measures that it said were worth more than 300 million euro

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Bulgaria 

Weather outlook for Bulgaria’s unofficial four-day weekend

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2026, Bulgaria’s September 22 Independence Day public holiday is on a Tuesday, and while September 21 is officially a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Radev government appoints veteran leftist Manolova to head consumer protection body

September 17, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The populist Bulgarian government headed by Roumen Radev, the former president, appointed on September 17 the socialist party veteran and

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Parliament: At least 33% of public company board members must be women

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on September 17 2026 the second and final reading of amendments to the Equality between Women and

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Europe 

EC proposes EU KIDS Act to restrict social media platforms’ access to children in the EU

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on September 17 that it had adopted the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online

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Bulgaria 

US military to travel from Bulgaria to exercise in Germany

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Military personnel and equipment from the US armed forces will be travelling along Bulgaria’s roads and railways up to September

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