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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy snowfall

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for five districts for February 18 because of

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Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in 2024 up 8.8% y/y

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were a total of 5 793 225 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in 2024, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party congress elects party’s new leader

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In a second-round vote on February 16, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) congress elected acting leader and Deputy Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Tourists visiting Bulgaria’s capital Sofia up 10% in 2024 y/y

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continues to attract more and more tourists, with a significant increase of 10 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Archaeology annual exhibition opens on February 15

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled Bulgarian Archaeology 2024 opens at the National Archaeology Museum in capital city Sofia on February 15 and

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Deputy Defence Chief: Steadfast Dart exercise clear demonstration of adapting Nato’s deterrence capabilities

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato’s Steadfast Dart 25 exercise demonstrates the Alliance’s intention to improve its procedures in order to shorten the time for

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Bulgaria 

European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over non-performing loans

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 12 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 27% of Bulgarians believe Russia will win its war on Ukraine, 4% that Ukraine will win

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Twenty-seven per cent of Bulgarians believe that Russia will win its war on Ukraine while only four per cent believe

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International Street Arts Festival 6Fest to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in April

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The 16th International Street Arts Festival 6Fest is to be held in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv from April 24 to

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