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EC calls on EU countries to prepare for prolonged disruption of energy supplies because of war in Iran

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

The European Commission (EC) has issued a call to European Union member states to take measures to reduce the use

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EFFIS: EU had its most devastating wildfire season on record in 2025

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

The European Union experienced its most devastating wildfire season on record in 2025, with over one million hectares of land

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Bulgaria 

EC allocates 21.5M euro emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

EU member states have endorsed the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to mobilise 21.5 million euro from the agricultural reserve to support farmers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Ukraine sign 10-year defence cooperation agreement

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on March 30 a 10-year defence cooperation agreement

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Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 5.1% for April

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 5.1 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of Constitutional Court and former AmCham Bulgaria executive director, dies

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court and former executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Guns-for-cannabis network hit: 21 suspects arrested in coordinated action across Bulgaria, Greece and Spain

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Europol high-value target has been arrested and key members of his criminal network targeted during a coordinated action on

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Europe 

EC adopts 1.5B euro work programme to boost European and Ukrainian defence industry

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said in a March 30 statement that it has approved a €1.5 billion euro work programme

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Europe 

EU ministers give final go-ahead to EU talent platform for non-EU jobseekers

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union has given the final greenlight to a regulation establishing an EU talent pool, a

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