Nato and Bulgaria announce major emergency response exercise
In September 2025, Bulgaria will host Nato’s 20th civil emergency response exercise, Nato said in a statement on September 25
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Bulgaria to test BG-Alert, civil defence sirens on October 1
Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice announcement system and the BG-Alert system – which sends text messages to mobile phones
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Fifth Sofia Documental film festival opens on September 28
The fifth Sofia Documental international documentary film festival, with a focus on human rights, will be held from September 28
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government calls on EC to ban import of Ukrainian eggs into Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov has called on the European Commission (EC) to ban the import of eggs of
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EC proposes 10.9M euro support to farmers affected by adverse weather events in Bulgaria
The European Commission (EC) said on September 23 that it was proposing to allocate 119.7 million euro from the agricultural
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Archaeology: Second find of ancient statue at Bulgaria’s Heraclea Sintica site
A team of archaeologists led by Professor Ludmil Vagalinski has found a second statue dating from antiquity during a dig
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Mainly sunny weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Independence Day long weekend
Sunny weather will prevail throughout Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend from September 21 to 23, according to the country’s national weather
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Europol: 8 arrested for smuggling migrants across Turkish-Bulgarian border
Bulgarian authorities, supported by Europol, on September 19 dismantled a criminal network smuggling migrants from Türkiye via Bulgaria and Serbia
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Bar Act
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 20 that he vetoed parts of the bill to amend the Bar Act,
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