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PM Radev: Drone exploded in Bulgarian airspace

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

A drone entered Bulgarian airspace on the morning of August 8 and exploded 100 metres inside the country’s territory, south

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues new dangerous weather warnings over soaring temperatures on August 8

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Most districts in Bulgaria are subject to the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather on August 8 because of soaring

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Business 

Eurostat: Extra-EU exports of beer down 11% in 2025

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, the EU exported 3.2 bn litres of beer containing alcohol to countries outside the EU, a decline of 11 per cent

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Business 

Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria is up

August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-month poll by the National Statistical Institute, the results of which were released on August 7, has found

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Bulgaria 

Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish air forces sign air policing agreement

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania

The air forces of Bulgaria, Romania and Spain have signed a trilateral technical agreement to carry out cross-border operations to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisations hold talks with Interior Ministry over Bansko incident

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bansko, Bulgarian Jews, Roumen Radev

The leadership of Bulgarian Jewish organisations held talks with acting Interior Ministry chief secretary Lyubomir Nikolov on August 6 regarding

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues dangerous weather warnings over forecast high temperatures on August 7

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for Augut 7 because

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Business 

Bulgaria and the euro: Dual price display ends on August 8 2026

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The one-year period of mandatory dual display of prices in leva and euro in Bulgaria ends on August 8 2026,

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade in June 2026

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the third-highest annual increase in total retail trade volume in the EU in June 2026, at 7.1 per

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