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Foreign visitor arrivals for holidays in Bulgaria in February 2026 up 2% y/y

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2026 was just more than two per cent

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Gyurov: Caretaker government preparing ordinance on energy poverty

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s interim government is preparing an ordinance on energy poverty, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov said on Facebook on March

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Alpha Research poll: Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria 30.8%, GERB-UDF 21.2%

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, ex-president Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria would get 30.8 per cent among those who

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government announces 100M euro support package in face of Middle East crisis energy price shocks

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

Bulgaria’s caretaker government announced on the evening of March 27 a package of measures to overcome the consequences of the

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Bulgaria’s Vassil Levski Sofia Airport announces summer 2026 schedule

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Thirty leading airlines will connect Sofia with 94 destinations in summer 2026, according to a media statement by Vassil Levski

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EC opens three new infringement cases against Bulgaria

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 27 that it opened three new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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Caretaker PM: Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has provided 343 million euro in military-technical, humanitarian aid to Ukraine

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Defence Ministry has provided military-technical and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine amounting to 343 991 784 euro, caretaker Prime Minister

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Bulgaria’s April elections: Dozens arrested in new police crackdowns against vote-buying

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Dozens have been arrested in new police crackdowns against vote-buying, according to caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev, speaking on March

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Bulgaria’s central bank: Loans to households in February 2026 up 20.7% y/y

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Loans to households and NPISHs added up 29.341 billion euro at the end of February 2026, an increase of 20.7

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