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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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Bulgaria’s Parliament again rejects proposal by minority parties for referendum on the euro

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

For the third time, Bulgaria’s National Assembly has rejected a proposal by minority party MPs to hold a referendum on

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Eurobarometer: 58% of Bulgarians believe country has benefited from EU membership

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

A poll by Eurobarometer, the results of which were released on September 3, has found that 58 per cent of

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Bulgaria launches communication campaign about the euro

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s government launched on September 2 a communication campaign about the euro, just less than four months before the country

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Bulgaria’s summer 2025 one of the hottest, driest in 75 years – official report

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Bulgaria’s summer 2025 was one of the country’s hottest and driest summers since 1950, the national meteorological bureau said in

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EC confirms Bulgaria suspects Russia behind jamming of signal to GPS of VDL’s aircraft

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A European Commission (EC) spokesperson confirmed on September 1 that Bulgarian authorities suspected that Russia was behind the jamming of

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Bulgaria’s January – August 2025 road death toll is 283

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 283 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January to August 2025, the Interior Ministry said

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VDL visits Bulgaria on frontline states tour, praises support for Ukraine

August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, visiting Bulgaria on August 31 as part of a tour of seven

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Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s August 2025 was ‘least warm’ August in past five years

August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Bulgaria’s August 2025 was the country’s least warm month of August for the past five years, the national meteorological bureau

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