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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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Bulgaria records 569.1 million euro Budget deficit in January-February 2026

April 2, 2026May 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 569.1 million euro in the first two months of the

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Europe 

EU to deliver 1.4B euro in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for support to Ukraine

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

On March 31, the European Union received 1.4 billion euro in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash

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Bulgaria 

Bid by pro-Russian party to scrap Bulgaria’s defence cooperation agreement with Ukraine ends without a vote

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

A bid by minority pro-Russian party for Bulgaria’s Parliament to vote to compel the caretaker government to cancel the 10-year

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for April 2 over forecast heavy rain

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for April 2 for a number of

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