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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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Bulgaria 

Foreign visitor arrivals for holidays in Bulgaria in February 2026 up 2% y/y

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

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2026 was just more than two per cent

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Business 

NSI poll: Downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in March

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

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a downturn in business sentiment in Bulgaria in

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Bulgaria 

Gyurov: Caretaker government preparing ordinance on energy poverty

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s interim government is preparing an ordinance on energy poverty, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov said on Facebook on March

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria 30.8%, GERB-UDF 21.2%

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, ex-president Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria would get 30.8 per cent among those who

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Business 

Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged at ‘BBB+’, outlook stable

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘BBB+’, with a stable outlook, in its first

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