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Month: October 2026

Bulgaria 

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 25 2026

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 25 2026, the final Sunday of the month, going

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian grain producers association: Ships have already refused to come to our ports for grain exports

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ships have already refused to come to Bulgaria’s ports for grain exports, and Bulgaria has five million tons of wheat

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Perspectives 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s October 2026 address to the European Council

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainain President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed EU leaders on the second day of the October 15-16 European Council meeting. This is

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria has asked Nato to strengthen capabilities in the Black Sea region

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has requested aviation, anti-aircraft missile systems, anti-drone systems and patrol aviation from its Nato allies, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov

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Europe 

Costa: This is no time to withdraw support to Ukraine, no time to relieve sanctions on Russia

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

“This is no time to withdraw the support to Ukraine. This is no time to relieve Russia’s sanctions,” European Council

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Bulgaria 

Former president, PMs, diplomats, in public appeal to Radev government to protect national security

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Nato, Nikolai Denkov, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Former president Rossen Plevneliev, four former prime ministers, diplomats and public figures have united in a public appeal to Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

EU announces sanctions on individuals and firms for circumventing EU sanctions

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Council of the European Union adopted on October 15 additional restrictive measures against three individuals and nine entities involved

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Bulgaria 

Nato chief meets Romanian President and Bulgarian PM on attacks on commercial shipping in Black Sea

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Nato has strengthened its posture along the eastern flank including with increasing counter-drone capabilities, the organisation’s Secretary General Mark Rutte

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Europe 

Fires aboard two ships in Romanian territorial waters in suspected drone strikes

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Romanian authorities were on October 15 investigating whether the fires aboard two vessels in Romania’s territorial waters were the result

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