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EU imports from, exports to Ukraine increased in Q4 2025

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

In the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with Q3 2025, both EU imports from Ukraine (6.4 per cent) and EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister has reservations about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Taking office on February 19 as Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister, Nadezhda Neynski said that she and her colleagues from the

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Europe 

EU ministers designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran as a terrorist organisation

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran

European Union ministers formally decided on February 19 to add the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran to the EU terrorist

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2025 was 3.26B euro – central bank data

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2025 stood at 3.26 billion euro, the equivalent of 2.8 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister pledges fair elections

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The caretaker government assumes responsibility for the preparation and conduct of fair elections and will work impartially in the interests

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, April 19 election date announced

February 18, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov announced the names of the country’s interim government on February 18, as President Iliyana

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 18 over strong winds, snowfall

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued warnings of dangerous and potentially dangerous weather for February 18 because of forecast strong

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Bulgaria 

European court finds against Bulgaria in football match racist assault case

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that there were two violations of the European Convention on Human Rights

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Bulgaria 

Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria in 2025 up 4.29% y/y

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria in 2025 was 4.29 per cent higher than

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