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Bulgarian MPs approve bill to prolong 2025 Budget Act provisions

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at first and second reading on December 17 a bill extending the duration of the provisions

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Bulgarian officials find 65 breaches of Euro Adoption Act at shops in two months

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Of 546 retail chains and shops inspected in two months, National Revenue Agency inspectors and Consumer Protection Commission officials found

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Bulgarian Air Force receives two more F-16s, bringing total delivered to eight

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two F-16 fighter jets manufactured for the Bulgarian Air Force were delivered to the Graf Ignatievo air base near Plovdiv

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Bulgaria among Eastern Flank countries urging priority for bolstering defence along borders with Russia

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria was among signatories to a joint declaration at the Eastern Flank Summit in Finland’s capital Helsinki on December 16,

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Lockheed Martin: Production of initial F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia completed

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Lockheed Martin has completed production of all F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia’s initial fleets, equipping both air forces with advanced F-16s ready

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Poll: Support for Bulgaria’s ruling parties drops against background of protests that forced out government

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Support for the four parties in Bulgaria’s de facto ruling majority has dropped against the background of the mass protests

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Bulgaria’s political parties continue calls to go to early parliamentary elections

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian opposition pro-Russian party Vuzrazhdane and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning, which is led by Magnitsky

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Eurostat: 22.5% of Bulgarians use generative AI tools

December 16, 2025June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff AI

In 2025, about 22.5 per cent of people in Bulgaria aged 16 to 74 used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools,

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Bulgarian President begins consultations as country appears set for another early election

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev began on December 15 consultations with parliamentary groups, a step mandated by the

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