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German Christmas Market 2025 in Sofia’s City Garden opens on November 14

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The traditional German Christmas Market, the oldest in Bulgaria’s capital city, opens in the City Garden in Alexander Battenberg Square

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes bill giving expanded powers for Lukoil special administrator

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 12 that he vetoed amendments to the country’s law regulating operations in the

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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: Operating costs of Soviet-era MiG-29s and Su-25s in 2026 to be 114M leva

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The estimated operating costs of the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-25 aircraft in 2026 are just more than

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes proposed amendments to Defence Act

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said late on November 11 that he vetoed some provisions of the Defence and Armed Forces

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Bulgarian Navy’s new vessel begins sea trials

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sea trials of Hrabri the first of the two multifunctional modular patrol ships for the Bulgarian Navy began on November

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Bulgaria receives 438.6M euro in second NextGenerationEU payment

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 11 that it disbursed 438.6 million euro in grants to Bulgaria, the second payment

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Remembrance Day 2025 observed in war graves section of Bulgaria’s Sofia Central Cemetery

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Remembrance Day 2025 was observed on November 11 at the Commonwealth, German, Italian and French sections of the war graves

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Bulgaria 

Cultivating meaning: World-famous US jazz star Lizz Wright plants a tree in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

In town for the Plovdiv Jazz Fest this past weekend, world-famous US jazz and gospel singer Lizz Wright took time

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Remembrance Sunday 2025 observed in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The traditional Service of Remembrance was observed on Remembrance Sunday, November 9 2025, at the British Military Cemetery in Bulgaria’s

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