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European Council President: Freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel, Russia, Ukraine

Freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs, European Council President António Costa said on March 10, addressing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force F-16s in exercise at Sofia Airport

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff F-16, Sofia Airport

Bulgarian multi-role F-16 fighters conducted training flights at Vassil Levski Airport in Sofia today, March 10, the Defence Ministry said.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Gyurov caretaker Cabinet: meet the ministers (updated)

March 10, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov’s Cabinet took the oath of office on February 19, becoming Bulgaria’s seventh caretaker government in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Oil and Gas Association head: ‘Nothing can save the situation’

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Iran

Nothing can save the situation, Bulgarian Oil and Gas Association board chairperson Svetoslav Benchev told Bulgarian National Television on March

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Bulgaria 

Justice Ministry: European Prosecutor from Bulgaria reports pressure, threats from Prosecutor’s Office, Peevski

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Teodora Georgieva, a European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, has reported to the Ministry of Justice “pressure, threats and undermining of the

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria strongly condemns ongoing attacks by Iran on its neighbours

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran

Bulgaria strongly condemns the ongoing unprovoked and indiscriminate Iranian attacks against Iran’s neighbours in the Gulf and Middle East region

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Bulgaria 

Greece to shift Patriot missile system, F-16s, to aid protection of Bulgaria’s air space

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Nato

Greece will transfer within the next few hours a Patriot missile defence system to the northern part of the country

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest fertility rate in 2024

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2024, Bulgaria recorded the highest total fertility rate in the EU with 1.72 live births per woman, followed by

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM: Bulgaria is not directly threatened by military actions in the Middle East

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

The situation has not yet reached a critical point, but if this happens, we can defend ourselves and we have

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