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Bulgaria: Injuries, arrests as pro-Kremlin party supporters clash with police at EU building

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Ten police were injured and six people arrested on February 22 as supporters of pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane vandalised and

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Bulgaria 

Platform offers virtual conversations in English with survivors of Bulgaria’s communist-era detention camps

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Platform, a Bulgarian NGO with an an extensive track record in projects dealing with the remembrance of the communist

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Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry: Participants in Nato exercise to transit Bulgaria

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Nato

From February 22 until March 20, participants in the Nato Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise will be relocated from the areas

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Bulgaria 

Parliament: No Bulgarian troops may be deployed in Ukraine outside alliance, international commitments

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 21 to approve a declaration that the Bulgarian armed forces may not participate in military

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Europe 

Anniversary of invasion: European Parliament to fly EU, Ukraine flags, EC to visit Kyiv

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

European Union and Ukrainian flags will be flown at the European Parliament’s three sites from February 23 to 25, marking

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Bulgaria 

Median age in Bulgaria rose by more than three years in a decade

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The median age in Bulgaria rose by 3.4 years in a decade, from 43.7 years in 2014 to 47.1 as of January

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Europe 

Eurostat: Record-breaking increase in renewable electricity in EU in 2023

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the EU, a significant 4.1 percentage points (pp) increase from 2022, the

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Eurostat: Bulgaria has lowest percentage of online shopping in EU

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the lowest percentage in the European Union of internet users who made online purchases in 2024, EU statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Gallery acquires 1986 work by Christo

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Gallery announced on February 20 that it has acquired a remarkable 1986 work by Christo. The artwork for

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