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Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in January 2026 up 8.2% y/y

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 307 201 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in January 2026, an increase of

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Bulgarian Jewish organisation welcomes court ruling in case of discriminatory speech by Vuzrazhdane party leader

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria has welcomed a February 20 ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court upholding

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Justice Minister thwarted in bid to oust Sarafov as acting Prosecutor-General

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, judiciary

A meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on February 26 ended after more than six hours with no decision

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Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Bulgarian and Romanian services to close

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Romania

The Bulgarian and Romanian services of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty – Svobodna Evropa and Europa Liberă România – will

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EPPO: Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) had found the Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct, as

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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief fired in run-up to parliamentary elections

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Acting on the recommendation of the caretaker Cabinet, head of state President Iliyana Yotova has signed a decree dismissing Miroslav

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Bulgarian MPs overturn veto on Electoral Code amendments

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 25 to overturn President Iliyana Yotova’s veto on amendments to the country’s Electoral Code

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Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria places shoes outside Russian embassy, commemorating children killed in Ukraine

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) – a member

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Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria will continue to stand with Ukraine

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Today, as we mark four years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, we honour the

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