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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces all 28 district governors

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

At its first meeting, held on February 23, the caretaker government headed by Andrei Gyurov replaced all of Bulgaria’s 28

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government budgets 65M euro for April’s early parliamentary elections

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The interim government will allocate 65 million euro for the budget for the early parliamentary elections to be held on

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Bulgaria and the euro: 86% of leva cash withdrawn from circulation

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of February 23, a total of 86 per cent of leva banknotes and coins is out of circulation, leaving

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 21 over forecast heavy snowfalls

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts, and the lesser Code

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Fair Elections resigns

February 20, 2026February 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

A day after taking office as caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Fair Elections as part of the Andrei Gyurov interim

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Broadcast media regulator elects Milotinova as new head of Bulgarian National Television

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

In a vote on February 20, statutory broadcast media regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) elected veteran journalist Milena

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister has reservations about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Taking office on February 19 as Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister, Nadezhda Neynski said that she and her colleagues from the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister pledges fair elections

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

The caretaker government assumes responsibility for the preparation and conduct of fair elections and will work impartially in the interests

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Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, April 19 election date announced

February 18, 2026February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov announced the names of the country’s interim government on February 18, as President Iliyana

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