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Sendoff for Radev as Yotova becomes Bulgaria’s first woman President

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

President Iliana Yotova gave her predecessor Roumen Radev a formal sendoff at the presidency building in Sofia on January 23,

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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court approves Radev’s resignation as country’s president

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court unanimously approved on January 23 the resignation of Roumen Radev as the country’s president, according to an

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Controversy as outgoing PM signs up Bulgaria to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Controversy has ensued from outgoing Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov signing up Bulgaria at a January 22 event to US president

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Defence Minister: Bulgaria does not plan to send military personnel to an exercise in Greenland

January 21, 2026January 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria does not plan to have Bulgarian military personnel participate in an exercise in Greenland, Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told

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Radev’s resignation as president shakes up political scene ahead of Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court confirmed on January 20 that it is to consider its decision on Roumen Radev’s resignation as president,

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2025 was 2.98B euro

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of last year stood at 2.98 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Rudozem – Xanthi crossing at Bulgarian – Greek border officially opened for cars, light lorries

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The border crossing connecting the Bulgarian town of Rudozem with the Greek city of Xanthi was officially opened on January

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Bulgarian President Radev’s resignation speech: The full text

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

This is the full text of the resignation speech delivered by Bulgarian President Roumen Radev in a televised address on

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Bulgaria’s President Radev resigns, expected to participate in next early parliamentary elections

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

In a live television broadcast to the nation on January 19, Roumen Radev announced that he would submit his resignation

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