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Sofia to see second Big Table of 2026 on July 25

July 20, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

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

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Statements by Bulgaria’s PM and Foreign Minister on Ukraine further fuel controversy

July 17, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

From denial of a contradiction in government policy on Ukraine, to alarmist talk of nuclear weaponry and a “storm in

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PM Radev: ‘No contradiction’ in Bulgarian government’s position on the war in Ukraine

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

There is no contradiction in the government’s position regarding the war in Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev told reporters

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry gives US information on evasion of Magnitsky Act sanctions

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Peevski

A Bulgarian delegation visiting the United States has given the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control information on

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister signs declaration endorsing Coalition of the Willing, contradicting Radev’s rejection

July 16, 2026July 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev said that his country has no place in the Coalition of the

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Two police among those arrested in bust of migrant smuggling across Bulgarian-Serbian border

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Serbian authorities arrested several suspects, including two police officers in an investigation involving Bulgarian law enforcement, in a bust of

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Bulgarian Parliament approves draft 2026 Budget package at first reading

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Eight months after Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly adopted a 2026 Budget at first reading – a package that sparked large-scale

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EC opens seven new infringement cases against Bulgaria

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 15 that it opened seven new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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EPPO concludes disciplinary proceedings against Bulgarian European Prosecutor with reprimand

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in its capacity as appointing authority and in accordance with the

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