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Defence Ministry: Participants in Nato exercise to transit Bulgaria

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Nato

From February 22 until March 20, participants in the Nato Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise will be relocated from the areas

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Parliament: No Bulgarian troops may be deployed in Ukraine outside alliance, international commitments

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 21 to approve a declaration that the Bulgarian armed forces may not participate in military

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Median age in Bulgaria rose by more than three years in a decade

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The median age in Bulgaria rose by 3.4 years in a decade, from 43.7 years in 2014 to 47.1 as of January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Gallery acquires 1986 work by Christo

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Gallery announced on February 20 that it has acquired a remarkable 1986 work by Christo. The artwork for

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Bulgarian PM at Macron talks: Fate of a country cannot be decided without it being at negotiating table

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is convinced that every peaceful negotiation process should be based on the principled position that the fate of a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves compensation for consumers hit by Festive Season power cuts

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 19 to approve the second and final reading of legislation tabled by MPs from the

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Bulgaria’s government extends temporary protection for refugees from war in Ukraine

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s government adopted a decision on February 19 extending the temporary protection of displaced persons from Ukraine on the territory

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New chargé d’affaires at US embassy in Sofia

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Career Foreign Service Officer Susan Falatko arrived in Sofia on February 18 to assume the role of chargé d’affaires at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways begins putting ticket vending machines into operation

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways’ BDZ Passenger Transport is putting into operation ticket vending machines, which will provide a faster and more

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