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Bulgaria’s National Gallery to hold exhibition on legacy of Christo and Jeanne-Claude

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The National Gallery in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is opening on November 4 its first exhibition dedicated to the legacy

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Bulgaria: Borissov sparks political drama that sinks sittings of Cabinet, Parliament

October 15, 2025October 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Delyan Peevski

A political drama sparked by Boiko Borissov, leader of the GERB-UDF coalition that holds the mandate to govern, resulted in

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to State Agency for National Security Act

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on October 14 that he vetoed the bill to amend the State Agency for National

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Bulgaria 

New trilingual digital guide to Bulgaria’s beautiful Devetaki Plateau

October 14, 2025October 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Non-profit organisation the Devetaki Plateau Associaton has presented a digital portfolio in three languages – Bulgarian, English and Romanian –

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Bulgaria 

Embassy of Israel in Sofia: ‘Deeply relieved and excited’ by release of Israeli-Bulgarian citizen Matan Angrest

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

We are deeply relieved and excited by the release of Matan Angrest, an Israeli-Bulgarian citizen, kidnapped by the terrorist organization

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Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 7.4M euro emergency support for Bulgarian farmers

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on October 10 that it has approved 7.4 million euro as emergency support for Bulgarian farmers

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Bulgaria 

Outrage after Jewish monuments in Bulgaria vandalised

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Bulgarian Jews, Varna

There have been expressions of strong condemnation and indignation after vandalism of a Jewish monument in Sofia, a Jewish monument

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Bulgaria and the euro: Fining of traders who break dual pricing rules begins

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of October 8, the grace period provided for in Bulgaria’s Euro Adoption Act has ended and traders who break

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Bulgaria’s government proposes amending organ transplantation law

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on October 8 a decision approving amendments to the Organ, Tissue and Cell Transplantation Act, the government

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