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Bulgaria restricts lorry traffic on major motorways during Easter 2026 long weekend

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency announced on April 9 restrictions on the movement of heavy lorries on major motorways during the

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Bulgaria’s Easter long weekend weather outlook

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Orthodox Easter four-day weekend from April 10 to 13 2026 will begin with cool weather with some precipitation and

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High fuel prices: Bulgaria allocates 18M euro to support bus transport

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The state is allocating 18 million euro to support bus transport companies due to higher fuel prices, Bulgaria’s caretaker Transport

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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM: 223 arrested so far for breaching electoral law

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

A total of 223 people have been arrested so far for breaches of electoral law, Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei

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Dossier Commission names candidate MPs who worked for Bulgaria’s communist-era secret services

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body required by law to disclose who in various walks of public life worked for Bulgaria’s

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Ski slopes at Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts to remain open into Orthodox Easter 2026

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Thanks to heavy snowfalls, there will be open ski slopes during the 2026 Orthodox Easter weekend at Bulgaria’s three major

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Bulgaria’s Navy removes drone, drone parts from Black Sea in two incidents

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In successive incidents on April 2 and 3, Bulgarian Navy specialist teams removed drone parts and a drone from the

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Caretaker PM: Important to have predictability in measures in response to crisis in Middle East

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

It is important to have predictability and a horizon in the implementation of measures related to the impact of the

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry repeats call to leave Middle East crisis zones

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Given the ongoing regional escalation in the Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms its recommendation to immediately leave

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