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Bulgaria: Highest-level weather warning for Black Sea coast as torrential rain forecast for October 7

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the highest-level warning of very dangerous weather – Code Red – for districts along

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings as heavy rain forecast for October 6

October 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for October 6 because

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EC greenlights Bulgaria’s second payment request under NextGenerationEU

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) has positively assessed Bulgaria’s second payment request  under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This

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Defence Ministry: Two new F-16 fighter jets delivered to Bulgaria

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two new F-16 fighter jets arrived in Bulgaria on October 3 in fulfillment of the 2019 contract, the country’s Defence

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Bulgaria reels after three die in flooding, with devastating damage

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Three people died in flooding in Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea resort town of Elenite on October 3, states of emergency

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Bulgarian Parliament bars presidential administration from using National Protection Service vehicles

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

In its latest move against head of state President Roumen Radev, the ruling majority in Bulgaria’s Parliament voted legislative amendments

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Bulgarian government funds free transport for Ukrainian pupils who have temporary protection

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 3 a sum of 385 750 leva to provide free transportation to school for children

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PM: Two more F-16s to be delivered to Bulgaria ‘at any moment’

October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two F-16 Block 70 aircraft are in Portugal and should arrive in Bulgaria any moment, Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov told

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British Empire Medal for Beautiful Science Foundation head Lyubov Kostova

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

At a ceremony at the British Residence on October 2, a British Empire Medal was conferred on Lyubov Kostova, head

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