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Bulgaria’s ruling party boosts dominance by amending Parliament’s rules of procedure

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s ruling party, Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria, has boosted its dominance through several amendments to Parliament’s rules of procedure, approved

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VDL: Progress on anti-corruption will allow unlocking of 370M euro frozen funding for Bulgaria

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Progress made on anti-corruption measures will allow the unlocking of almost 370 million euro of suspended funding for Bulgaria, European

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Bulgaria 

Market Links poll: Radev government has 50% approval rating

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s government, which took office on May 8, has an approval rating of 50 per cent and

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Bulgaria 

Staykov exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery opens on June 3

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled Vesselin Staykov – Paintings, Prints, Drawings opens at the Sofia City Art Gallery at 6pm on July

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Bulgaria 

Sarafov resigns as head of the National Investigation Service

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Borislav Sarafov resigned as head of the National Investigation Service on May 27. Sarafov’s resignation was accepted immediately by the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air offers four daily flights between Sofia and Varna in summer 2026

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism, Varna

National flag carrier Bulgaria Air said on May 26 that this summer it is offering four flights daily between capital

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Metro introduces new generation of metro trains

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia Metro is introducing a new generation of metro trains – the first four trains coming into service on

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Bulgaria 

Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’

May 26, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A few weeks before the start of the next edition of the classical music festival in the heart of the

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Price of fuel in Bulgaria in April 2026 was up 27.8% y/y

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

The price of fuel in Bulgaria in April 2026 was 27.8 per cent higher than in April 2025, according to

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