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Bulgaria restricts lorry traffic over Unification Day 2026 long weekend

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has announced restrictions on lorry traffic during the September 2026 Unification Day long weekend. In 2026,

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‘Wanderings About History. The Photography of Ulrich Wüst’ exhibition opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 10

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Wanderings About History. The Photography of Ulrich Wüst ” opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September

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New baggage handling system launched at Bulgaria’s Vassil Levski Sofia Airport Terminal 2

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

SOF Connect, the operator of Vassil Levski Sofia Airport, launched a new high-tech baggage handling system at Terminal 2, the airport said

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Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria stands in solidarity with Germany following the hybrid attack in Leipzig

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria stands in solidarity with Germany following the hybrid attack in Leipzig, the Foreign Ministry said on X on September

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Bulgaria takes part in global operation to disrupt Sality botnet

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An international operation supported by Europol and in which Bulgaria participated has disrupted the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, a long-running

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Bulgaria’s August 2026 was one of the country’s warmest, driest Augusts since 1930

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

The month of August 2026 in Bulgaria was among the warmest and driest August months since 1930, the national meteorological

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Deadline for Bulgarians to register to vote abroad in 2026 presidential elections is September 29

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The deadline for Bulgarians to register to vote abroad in the autumn 2026 presidential elections is September 29, Central Electoral

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Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections

September 1, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Former caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov confirmed on September 1 his candidacy in Bulgaria’s autumn 2026 presidential elections, with former

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Bulgaria’s January – August 2026 road death toll is 311

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 311 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and August 31 2026, according to

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