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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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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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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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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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Bulgaria, the Netherlands partner in field of document fraud identification

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

Dutch experts from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are in Sofia for a series of capacity-building training sessions with their Bulgarian

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Serbians in Bulgaria’s capital protest outside embassy in solidarity with students

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Members of the Serbian community in Bulgaria held a protest outside the Serbian embassy in capital city Sofia on February

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod unanimously elects Pahomiy as new Metropolitan of Vidin

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, unanimously elected on February 9 Branitsa Bishop Pahomiy as

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