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EU foreign policy chief: US – Iran ceasefire agreement ‘a step back from the brink’

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran

The US–Iran agreement on a ceasefire is a step back from the brink after weeks of escalation, European Union foreign

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: 223 arrested so far for breaching electoral law

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

A total of 223 people have been arrested so far for breaches of electoral law, Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei

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Bulgaria 

Dossier Commission names candidate MPs who worked for Bulgaria’s communist-era secret services

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body required by law to disclose who in various walks of public life worked for Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover in February 2026 up 7.3% y/y

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover in February 2026 was 7.3 per cent higher than in February 2025, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

Ski slopes at Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts to remain open into Orthodox Easter 2026

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Thanks to heavy snowfalls, there will be open ski slopes during the 2026 Orthodox Easter weekend at Bulgaria’s three major

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Navy removes drone, drone parts from Black Sea in two incidents

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In successive incidents on April 2 and 3, Bulgarian Navy specialist teams removed drone parts and a drone from the

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM: Important to have predictability in measures in response to crisis in Middle East

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

It is important to have predictability and a horizon in the implementation of measures related to the impact of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry repeats call to leave Middle East crisis zones

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Given the ongoing regional escalation in the Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms its recommendation to immediately leave

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Bulgaria 

Transport Ministry: Passenger trains between Bulgaria and Ukraine via Romania start in June

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Romania, Ukraine

Direct passenger trains between Bulgaria and Ukraine via Romania will start operating in June, it was agreed at a meeting

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