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Bulgarian military to travel national roads, rail for planned exercises

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Military personnel and equipment from the military formations of the Land Forces will travel on April 14 and 15, 2026,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys shells found on ‘floating drone’

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A specialist team from the Bulgarian Navy’s Bourgas Naval Base carried out a task of reconnaissance, transportation and destruction of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Planned rotation of US military at Novo Selo training ground underway

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A planned rotation of personnel from the US contingent performing tasks within the framework of the Atlantic Resolve security assurance

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church decides against sending delegation to Jerusalem to fetch ‘Holy Fire’ for Easter 2026

April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Israel

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, said on April 9 that it had decided against

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Police in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv arrest two with close to 90 000 euro for vote-buying

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

Police in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv arrested two people who were in possession of close to 90 000 euro allegedly

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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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