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Bulgarian Cabinet security council: Additional funding needed to buy anti-drone systems

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There is a definite need for additional funds to buy anti-drone systems, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said after a

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Bulgaria’s government announces steps to limit impact of high fuel prices

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government announced on September 18 a package of measures that it said were worth more than 300 million euro

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Weather outlook for Bulgaria’s unofficial four-day weekend

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2026, Bulgaria’s September 22 Independence Day public holiday is on a Tuesday, and while September 21 is officially a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Radev government appoints veteran leftist Manolova to head consumer protection body

September 17, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The populist Bulgarian government headed by Roumen Radev, the former president, appointed on September 17 the socialist party veteran and

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US military to travel from Bulgaria to exercise in Germany

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Military personnel and equipment from the US armed forces will be travelling along Bulgaria’s roads and railways up to September

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Sofia’s third Big Table event of 2026 to be held on September 19

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The third Big Table event in 2026, in which a central street in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is transformed for

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Bulgaria 

DOT Sofia Art Collection presents ‘The Choir of the Women’s Market’ audio-visual composition

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

DOT Sofia Art Collection is pleased to present the third exhibition in its “SOFIA STATION” series – a project launched

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Bulgaria 

Bogdana Topreva’s ‘Obsession’ jewellery art exhibition opens in Sofia on September 23

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Obsession” by Bogdana Topreva opens at the Sofia Press Gallery and Bookstore at 29 Slavyanska Street in

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Bulgaria 

Marin Marinov’s exhibition Absurdity at the Beach on at Sofia’s Hostgallery

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A solo exhibition entitled Absurdity at the Beach, by Marin Marinov, a visual artist and a doctoral student in mural

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