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Ice Park Plovdiv to open in early December 2025

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

After weeks of construction, Ice Park Plovdiv – measuring about 3000 square metres – is due to open in the

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Bulgaria 

Holodomor inflicted on Ukraine by Stalin’s USSR commemorated in Bulgaria’s capital

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Holodomor, the genocide inflicted on Ukraine by Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union, was commemorated on November 22 with a service

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Bulgaria’s government seeks parliamentary approval for 195M euro deal on French 3D radars

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgaria’s Cabinet is asking the National Assembly to approve a deal worth 195 million euro to acquire seven GM400 three-coordinate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of upcoming three days of strike actions in Belgium

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning of upcoming three-day national strike actions in Belgium. The ministry said that these

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Bulgarian Parliament approves draft 2026 Budget package at first reading

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed the 2026 Budget Act at first reading on November 21, with 131 MPs in favour and

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European Commission takes Bulgaria to ECJ over emission reduction commitments

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 21 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Allegra Festival’s second winter edition: The Romantic Project

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

After 11 highly successful summer editions that firmly established the Allegra Festival’s artistic excellence, its first winter edition in February

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Bulgaria 

Europol: Antiquities worth more than 100 million euro seized in Bulgaria

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian law enforcement dismantled a criminal network involved in large-scale trafficking of cultural goods, in a co-ordinated action with law

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Bulgaria 

Ice rink to open as part of 2025 Sofia Christmas Fest in Bulgaria’s capital

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An open-air ice rink will be part of attractions at the 2025 Sofia Christmas Fest in Bulgaria’s capital city, according

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