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Bulgaria: Five charged over clash at House of Europe building during protest led by pro-Kremlin party

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Five people, one a minor, are facing criminal charges in connection with the clash with police and vandalism at the

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Bulgaria’s capital takes last-minute steps against pro-Nazi Lukov March

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Sofia municipality took last-minute steps on February 22 against the Lukov March, an annual event organised by extremist organisations

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Bulgaria: Injuries, arrests as pro-Kremlin party supporters clash with police at EU building

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Ten police were injured and six people arrested on February 22 as supporters of pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane vandalised and

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Platform offers virtual conversations in English with survivors of Bulgaria’s communist-era detention camps

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Platform, a Bulgarian NGO with an an extensive track record in projects dealing with the remembrance of the communist

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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’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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