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PM Radev to ask Parliament to approve hosting US aircraft in support of operations in Middle East

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev said on July 20 that his government would ask the National Assembly to approve the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to see second Big Table of 2026 on July 25

July 20, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The second Big Table event, in which a central street in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is transformed for a day

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Bulgaria 

Statements by Bulgaria’s PM and Foreign Minister on Ukraine further fuel controversy

July 17, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

From denial of a contradiction in government policy on Ukraine, to alarmist talk of nuclear weaponry and a “storm in

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2026 was 2.28B euro

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 2.28 billion euro, the equivalent

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PM Radev: ‘No contradiction’ in Bulgarian government’s position on the war in Ukraine

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

There is no contradiction in the government’s position regarding the war in Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev told reporters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry gives US information on evasion of Magnitsky Act sanctions

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Peevski

A Bulgarian delegation visiting the United States has given the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control information on

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Business 

EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into force

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

From July 19, large companies across the EU are prohibited from destroying unsold clothes, clothing accessories and footwear, the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister signs declaration endorsing Coalition of the Willing, contradicting Radev’s rejection

July 16, 2026July 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev said that his country has no place in the Coalition of the

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Europe 

EU launches Ukraine defence industrial partnership, Drone Deal

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) and Ukraine signed in Kyiv on July 15 a new defence industrial partnership, marking a major

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