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Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on September 27

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and the municipality of Tryavna are organising an excursion with a retro train drawn by a

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Ivan Vukadinov. A Picture Beyond the Picture exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of works by Bulgarian artist Ivan Vukadinov entitled “A Picture Beyond the Picture” has opened at the Sofia

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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects fifth motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 18 to reject the fifth motion of no confidence in the Rossen Zhelyazkov government

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Bulgarian Navy destroys drone in Black Sea east of Varna

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Navy destroyed on September 16 a drone that it had spotted the day before in the waters of the

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over violations of Polish, Romanian air space

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Russian ambassador in Sofia Eleonora Mitrofanova was summoned to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on September 15 in connection with the deliberate

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Four Belgian, three Dutch Tripartite mine hunters to be transferred to Bulgaria free of charge

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Belgium will transfer its four Tripartite Mine Hunters (CMTs) to Bulgaria free of charge to provide operational support to the

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Bulgarian Navy removes drone that washed up on Bourgas beach

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A specialist team from the Bulgarian Navy removed a drone that washed up on the north beach of Bourgas on

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Market Links poll: GERB-UDF 22.8%, We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 13.3%

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Were elections to be held now, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition would get 22.8 per cent support from those who would

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PM: Systems in Bulgaria are prepared for introduction of the euro

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The systems in Bulgaria are prepared for the introduction of the euro, all the prerequisites are in place for the

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