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Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10

July 2, 2025July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The 11th edition of the prestigious classical music festival ALLEGRA once again promises to turn the summer in the capital

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Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 2.56 per

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 186 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first half of 2025, the Interior Ministry

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Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished

July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

As midnight brought July 1, checks the border between Bulgaria and Romania were abolished. Bulgaria and Romania became full members

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Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

June 2025 in Bulgaria was one of the country’s driest months of June in the past 100 years, the national

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Emergency meeting of We Continue the Change party’s national council leaves matters largely in limbo

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Former finance minister Assen Vassilev remains the sole leader of the We Continue the Change party after the resignation of

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European Union leaders endorse proposal that Bulgaria adopts the euro as of January 1 2026

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European Council has endorsed the European Commission’s proposal that Bulgaria adopts the euro on January 1 2026, according to

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Turbulence rocks Bulgaria’s WCC party as Sofia corruption row continues

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Turbulence continued to rock the We Continue the Change party – part of the WCC-Democratic Bulgaria coalition, Parliament’s second-largest group

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Weather warnings for Bulgaria for June 27 as temperatures soar again

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for June 27 because

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