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Bulgaria’s Parliament shuts down anti-corruption commission

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on January 28 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the National Audit Office

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Rising number of Bulgarians see antisemitism as problem in the country

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Twenty-five per cent of Bulgarians polled in a Eurobarometer survey said that antisemitism is a problem in the country, an

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Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament confirms refusal to serve as caretaker PM

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Meeting President Iliyana Yotova on January 27, the Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, confirmed her refusal to be

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Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria up 10.2% y/y in December 2025

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of visits to Bulgaria by non-residents for holidays in December 2025 was 10.2 per cent higher than in

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv: Pupils to go over to online learning

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An influenza epidemic has been declared in Plovdiv, with school pupils going over to online learning from January 28 to

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for several districts over forecast heavy rain

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Bulgarian Constitutional Court again denies request to hold euro referendum

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

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled as inadmissible the complaint by 51 MPs requesting the court to overturn a National Assembly decision

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Bulgaria 

Sendoff for Radev as Yotova becomes Bulgaria’s first woman President

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

President Iliana Yotova gave her predecessor Roumen Radev a formal sendoff at the presidency building in Sofia on January 23,

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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court approves Radev’s resignation as country’s president

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court unanimously approved on January 23 the resignation of Roumen Radev as the country’s president, according to an

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