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Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Russian-Ukrainian war, Israeli-US operation in Iran have led to destabilisation of our region

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Iran, Israel, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine and the operation carried out by Israel and the United States in Iran have led to

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Bulgaria’s Parliament doubles fines for breaking Protection against Discrimination Act

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on March 12 the second and final reading of amendments to the Protection against Discrimination Act, effectively

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EU court rules in Bulgarian case: Not allowing change of gender identity is contrary to EU law

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Legislation of a European Union member state which does not permit the amendment of the gender data of one of

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Defence Ministry: Joint Bulgarian-Greek training flights will be conducted in Bulgaria by the Air Forces of both countries

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff F-16, Greece

Joint Bulgarian-Greek training flights of the Air Forces of the two countries will take place in the airspace of Bulgaria,

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Caretaker Defence Minister: US has not requested to base aircraft in Bulgaria for operations against Iran

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Iran

The United States has not made any requests to base aircraft in Bulgaria to use in its operation against Iran,

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Bulgaria’s SJC Prosecutors College holds Sarafov in place as acting Prosecutor-General

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, judiciary

Meeting on March 11, the Supreme Judicial Council’s (SJC) Prosecutors College rejected a request by caretaker Minister of Justice Andrei

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EC advances two infringement cases against Bulgaria

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 11 that it advanced two infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to implement EU

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Bulgaria to pay Easter bonuses to more than 1.6 million pensioners

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The government will support more than 1.6 million pensioners with an additional amount for Easter, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov

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Irish embassy in Bulgaria announces St Patrick’s Festival 2026

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The embassy of Ireland in Bulgaria has announced its plans for the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Festival 2026. This comes

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