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Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister: A rise in fuel prices could lead to a spike in inflation

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

A rise in fuel prices could lead to a spike in inflation, Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister Georgi Klisurski told Nova

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Bulgaria’s Fourth Artillery Regiment holding live-fire exercise

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Field camp training for military personnel from the Fourth Artillery Regiment is being held from March 20 to 27 at

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Bulgaria’s April 2026 parliamentary elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile

March 19, 2026April 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

March 20 marks the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s April 19 2026 early National Assembly elections, in which 240

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Bulgarian railways offering trips on April 4 on train pulled by oldest restored steam engine

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering two special trips from Sofia to Bankya on April 4, on rolling stock pulled

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 elections: Radev launches programme, with emphasis on economy

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

On the eve of the official campaign period of Bulgaria’s April 19 early parliamentary elections, ex-president Roumen Radev launched the

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry in special operations against vote-buying ahead of April elections

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry is carrying out special operations against vote-buying in a succession of cities and on March 19 announced

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Caretaker PM: Bulgaria will support any actions that would calm Middle East

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Ukraine

Bulgaria would support any actions that would calm the situation in the Middle East, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov said

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Bulgarian MPs approve bill to further extend 2025 Budget Act provisions

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on March 18 a bill extending the duration of the provisions of the

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Caretaker government: Fuel price aid would reach about 1.38 million Bulgarians

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

When implemented, the system of compensation approved by the interim government on March 18 in the face of rising fuel

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