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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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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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Bulgaria 

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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Flu epidemic declarations end in all Bulgarian districts

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

Flu epidemic declarations have ended or are ending in all of Bulgaria’s districts with the lifting of anti-epidemic measures in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian authorities look to fill security gaps after drone incident at Sofia Airport

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Representatives of various Bulgarian state and government institutions met on February 10 to discuss filling gaps in security at Sofia

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