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NSI: More than a million visits to Bulgaria for holidays in July 2025

August 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were more than a million visits by non-residents to Bulgaria for holidays in July 2025, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria 

360° projections at Bulgaria’s newest immersive art space MINA Sofia open on August 29

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Performances with three internationally acclaimed immersive experiences in one place — Van Gogh, Dinosaurs and Ancient Egypt — presented with

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Bulgaria 

Third Station Street Festival in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in September 2025

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

For a third year, the Station Street Festival – featuring live music, other events and food and drink stalls –

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Bulgaria 

Entire Europe Motorway linking Sofia to Serbian border ‘to be put into operation mid-September’

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

By mid-September, the entire Europe Highway will be put into operation, Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan

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Bulgaria 

National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2025 opens on September 1

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2025 – entitled “A Piece of River” – opens on September 1 at 6pm and

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s largest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 y/y

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Six European Union countries – Bulgaria, Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Hungary and Greece – were estimated to have increased their greenhouse

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll finds rise in support among Bulgarians for euro

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

A poll by the Alpha Research agency has found an increase in support among Bulgarians for the country’s forthcoming euro

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria approves draft agreement with Italy on building, use of military facilities in Kabile

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved at a regular meeting on August 13 a draft agreement with Italy on the joint construction and

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Bulgaria 

Interior Minister: More than 1000 fires in Bulgaria in past week alone

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There have been more than 1000 fires registered in Bulgaria in the past week alone, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov told

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