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Exhibition ‘Picasso: Graphics from the National Gallery Collection’ opens at Kvadrat 500 on January 8

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “Picasso: Graphics from the National Gallery Collection” opens at Hall 24 of the National Gallery’s Kvadrat 500

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Bulgaria: Borissov’s GERB-UDF says it is terminating negotiations on a government

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition said on January 5 that it was terminating negotiations on a government, seeking to blame Democratic

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Bulgaria has spent more than 145M leva on Covid-19 vaccines that it scrapped

January 5, 2025January 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has spent more than 145 million leva on more than five million doses of vaccines that it scrapped between

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New access system, traffic organisation at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport, announced on January 3 the introduction of new access system and traffic organization

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Bulgaria regulator approves 8.42% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 8.42 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2024 road death toll is 479

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 479 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in 2024, the Interior Ministry said on January 1,

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Bulgaria 

Celebrations as New Year sees Bulgaria, Romania fully integrated into Schengen

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

Celebrations and ceremonies marked the January 1 2025 full integration of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen visa zone, as

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Bulgaria’s public holidays and long weekends in 2025

December 31, 2024February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There are six long weekends in Bulgaria in 2025. March 3, Liberation Day – Bulgaria’s national day – is on

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December 2024 in Bulgaria: Wettest since 2015, warmest since 2019

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

December 2024 in Bulgaria has been the country’s month of December with the most precipitation since 2015 and the warmest

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