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Eurostat: 90% drop in EU imports from Russia between Q1 2022 and Q4 2025

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union’s various import and export restrictions on several products resulting in a 61 per cent decline in exports

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January 2026 down 19.4% y/y

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 3218 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January 2026, an decrease of 19.4 per cent compared with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces all 28 district governors

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

At its first meeting, held on February 23, the caretaker government headed by Andrei Gyurov replaced all of Bulgaria’s 28

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government budgets 65M euro for April’s early parliamentary elections

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The interim government will allocate 65 million euro for the budget for the early parliamentary elections to be held on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and the euro: 86% of leva cash withdrawn from circulation

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of February 23, a total of 86 per cent of leva banknotes and coins is out of circulation, leaving

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Sport 

Two bronzes put Bulgaria back among Winter Olympics medal winners

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian athletes won two bronzes at the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the first medals for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 21 over forecast heavy snowfalls

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts, and the lesser Code

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Fair Elections resigns

February 20, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

A day after taking office as caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Fair Elections as part of the Andrei Gyurov interim

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Bulgaria 

Broadcast media regulator elects Milotinova as new head of Bulgarian National Television

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

In a vote on February 20, statutory broadcast media regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) elected veteran journalist Milena

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