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Tourists visiting Bulgaria’s capital Sofia up 10% in 2024 y/y

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continues to attract more and more tourists, with a significant increase of 10 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Archaeology annual exhibition opens on February 15

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An exhibition entitled Bulgarian Archaeology 2024 opens at the National Archaeology Museum in capital city Sofia on February 15 and

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Bulgaria 

Deputy Defence Chief: Steadfast Dart exercise clear demonstration of adapting Nato’s deterrence capabilities

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato’s Steadfast Dart 25 exercise demonstrates the Alliance’s intention to improve its procedures in order to shorten the time for

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Bulgaria 

European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over non-performing loans

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 12 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Poll: 27% of Bulgarians believe Russia will win its war on Ukraine, 4% that Ukraine will win

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Twenty-seven per cent of Bulgarians believe that Russia will win its war on Ukraine while only four per cent believe

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Bulgaria 

International Street Arts Festival 6Fest to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in April

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The 16th International Street Arts Festival 6Fest is to be held in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv from April 24 to

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Bulgaria 

PM Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria should make most of opportunity of 200B euro to develop AI in Europe

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Two hundred billion euro will be available for the development of artificial intelligence in Europe and Bulgaria should make the

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Transport Ministry: Bulgarian airport operators support introduction of anti-drone systems

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

All international airports in Bulgaria must be equipped with anti-drone systems, it was agreed at a meeting on February 11

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Joining euro zone remains among Bulgaria’s priorities, Foreign Minister tells EU ambassadors

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

Meeting ambassadors of other European Union countries in Sofia on February 11, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev outlined the country’s

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