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Fourth LUNAR Festival of Lights to be held in Bulgaria’s capital in May

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The fourth LUNAR Festival of Lights will be held over four evenings between May 8 and 11 2025 in Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria signs more than billion leva contract for 35 new electric trains

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry signed on April 25 a contract with the BULEMU consortium for the delivery of 35 electric Coradia

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to host 2025 UN Tourism Global Conference on Wine Tourism

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv is to host the 2025 UN World Tourism Organization’s Global Conference on Wine Tourism, to be

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Europe 

EU adopts two assistance measures to support armed forces of Moldova

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

The Council of the European Union adopted on April 24 a seventh assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) in support of the Armed Forces

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Bulgaria 

Former US ambassadors to Bulgaria among signatories of ‘Assault on American Democracy: Call to Action’ letter

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Four former United States ambassadors to Bulgaria are among more than 200 former senior US diplomatic and security leaders who

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Europe 

EC proposes overhaul of EU’s road safety, vehicle registration rules

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on April 24 that it is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the EU’s road safety and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of general strike in Belgium on April 29

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A general strike will take place in Belgium on April 29 and is expected to cause serious disruptions to air

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 74 intentional homicides recorded in Bulgaria in 2023

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 74 intentional homicides in Bulgaria in 2023, two fewer than in 2022 and fewer than the 109 recorded

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first three months of 2025 up 0.9% y/y

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 11 608 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to March 2025, an increase of 0.9 per

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