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Bulgaria: European prosecutors probe suspected procurement fraud in Plovdiv’s green space project

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, searches were carried out on October 20 in

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Final official data: Bulgaria had EU’s second-highest road death rate in 2024

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the European Union’s second-highest road death rate in 2024, the European Commission (EC) said in final official data

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European prosecutors: Underwater searches show that EU-funded mussel farm in Bulgaria is just sand

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Underwater searches, ordered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, recently showed that an EU-funded

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Bulgaria 

Lizz Wright, Yellowjackets among stars coming to 2025 Plovdiv Jazz Fest

October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

US jazz and gospel singer Lizz Wright and American jazz fusion band Yellowjackets are among the stars who will perform

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Two more F-16 fighter jets delivered to Bulgarian Air Force

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two more F-16 Block 70 fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force landed at the Third Air Base in Graf

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 26 2025

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 26 2025, the final Sunday of the month, going

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political drama: Borissov says his party does not want elections triggered

October 17, 2025October 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Delyan Peevski

GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov said on October 17 that the party does not want elections,

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Bulgaria takes delivery of fourth new medical emergency helicopter

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The fourth helicopter designed for emergency medical assistance by air has arrived in Bulgaria, the country’s Health Ministry said in

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Ceremony in Bulgaria’s capital marks second anniversary of Hamas terrorist attack on Israel

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

A moving commemoration ceremony, organised by the embassy of the State of Israel and the Shalom Organisation of the Jews

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