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All Jewish сemeteries in Bulgaria to be surveyed

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The US Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad (USCPAHA) has contracted with the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) to survey

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy team removes drone from Nessebur beach

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A specialist team from the Bulgarian Navy’s Bourgas base removed a drone that had washed ashore on Nessebur’s southern beach

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French, US military personnel to transit Bulgaria

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

French military personnel and equipment will be travelling on Bulgaria’s national road network on April 15, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said

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Bulgaria’s April elections: Million euro seized so far in police operations against vote-buying

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Police have confiscated a million euro so far in operations against vote-buying ahead of Bulgaria’s April 19 2026 early parliamentary

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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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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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