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Bulgaria’s Parliament elects new Deputy Ombudsman

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 10 to elect Maria Filipova, until now the head of the Consumer Protection Commission,

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EC’s tentative allocation to Bulgaria under SAFE: 3.2B euro

September 9, 2025September 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) adopted on September 9 the tentative allocation of 150 billion euro in financial assistance to strengthen

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Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend weather outlook

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Unification Day 2025 long weekend is set to see partly cloudy to sunny weather with warm temperatures, according to

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Bulgaria’s road agency: Restrictions on heavy goods lorries during Unification Day long weekend

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has announced restrictions on the movement of heavy goods lorries during the long weekend around September

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September 7 2025 total lunar eclipse to be visible from Bulgaria

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The total lunar eclipse on the night of September 7 2025 will be visible from Bulgaria. A total lunar eclipse

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Bulgarian MPs override presidential veto of State Property Act amendments

September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 4 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s State Property

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry, Bourgas, launch ‘LongSummer’ campaign to extend tourist season

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on September 4 that it has launched “LongSummer” (ДългоЛятие – DulgoLyatie) – the first initiative

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Bulgaria’s PM addresses Parliament on VDL aircraft incident

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

period,” Zhelyazkov said. He said that the systems on board the aircraft were in working order, the machine was continuously

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Controversy over Bulgarian Deputy PM’s visit to China for victory parade

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Controversy and calls for his resignation have followed Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov’s visit to China at the head

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