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Bulgaria’s government approves additional spending up to 170M euro for farmers affected by Middle East war

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on August 19, the Bulgarian government adopted a decree approving additional spending of up to 170 million euro under

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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: New law against antisocial behaviour by minors, but no bar on social network access

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on August 19 that his ministry is preparing a completely new law to counter

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After four years, Bulgaria again has an ambassador to Ukraine

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Career diplomat Zlatin Krastev presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volomdymyr Zelenskyy on August 18, meaning that after a four-year

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Bulgarian prosecutors lay charges against alleged neo-Nazis in Plovdiv

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Plovdiv District Prosecutor’s Office has laid charges under anti-hate crime laws against three men aged 18, 39 and 42,

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Opposition marks 100 days of Bulgaria’s Radev government by slamming it

August 16, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

After 100 days, Roumen Radev is no longer the alternative to power, Roumen Radev is the power and there is

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Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi ‘Blood and Honour’

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 18 people belonging to the international neo-Nazi organisation “Blood and Honour” have been arrested at an overnight

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Lockheed Martin says second F-16s may be delayed until Q2 2030

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Representatives of Lockheed Martin told Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov at an August 14 meeting that the delivery of the second

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Italy military convoys to arrive in Bulgaria for exercise

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

From August 17 to 21, convoys carrying Italian armed forces equipment will cross into Bulgaria from Greece at intervals to

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Bulgarian Navy responds to three reports of drone and drone parts spotted along the coast

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Navy personnel responded to three reports of potentially dangerous objects along the country’s Black Sea coast, the Navy said

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