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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound across Bulgaria for two minutes at noon on June 2 2025 in an annual custom honouring the

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Bulgaria’s May 2025 was among the three coldest May months in 20 years

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s May 2025 was one of the country’s three coldest May months since 2005, the national meteorological bureau said in

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Unicef, NSI report finds positive trends, but also challenges in lives of children in Bulgaria

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A report presented on May 30 by Unicef and the National Statistical Institute (NSI) shows positive trends but also challenges

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Bulgarian Air Force’s F-16 makes maiden flight in Bulgaria’s air space

May 29, 2025May 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

The new Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 combat trainer aircraft, which arrived in Bulgaria on April 2, made its maiden flight

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Bulgaria’s Parliament elects State Agency for National Security chief to head Dossier Commission

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

In a vote after four hours of debate on May 28, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted in a new Dossier Commission

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Poll: In EU, support for euro at record high, but in Bulgaria has dropped

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Seventy-four per cent in the European Union as a whole and 83 per cent in the euro zone are for

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Eurobarometer: 62% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase, supply of arms to Ukraine

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Two multinational military exercises launched at Bulgaria’s Koren training ground

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The multinational military exercises Balkan Wall – 25 and Balkan Sentinel – 25 have been officially launched at Bulgaria’s Koren

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Bulgaria issues more Code Red weather warnings for heavy rainfall on May 26

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued new Code Red warning of severe hazardous weather for two districts for May 26,

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