Bulgaria’s January – September 2026 road death toll is 367
Bulgaria’s January – September 2026 road death toll is 367, the Interior Ministry said on October 1, citing preliminary data.
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Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s September 2026 temperatures differed slightly from the norm
Average temperatures in Bulgaria in September 2026 were slightly different from the norm, by minus one to plus 2.9 degrees
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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves amendments directed against SLAPP cases
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 30 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Civil Procedure Code
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NSI: 8.5% of students at Bulgarian universities are foreigners
There are 16 787 foreign students studying for bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Bulgarian universities in the 2025/26 academic year,
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Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.4%, Gyurov 21.9% – Market Links poll
The presidential election ticket of incumbent head of state Iliana Yotova and vice-presidential candidate Kiril Vulchev has 41.4 per cent
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Bulgaria to test early warning system, BG-Alert on October 1
Tests of Bulgaria’s civil defence early warning siren and loudspeaker system and of the BG-Alert – the system to warn
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Arrivals of non-residents for holidays in Bulgaria in August 2026 down 3.9% y/y
There were a total of 1 153 036 arrivals of non-residents for holidays in Bulgaria in August 2026, a decrease
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Greece to transfer remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria
Greece is to transfer the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil – who ruled from 997 to 1014 CE – to
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Bulgaria’s Air Force is hosting a 10-day international flight exercise
The joint flight exercise “European Course for the Improvement of Tactical Training of Military Transport Aviation 2026-3” (ETAR-S 26-3), hosted
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