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Bulgaria issues new weather warnings as soaring temperatures forecast for July 7

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-two districts in Bulgaria are subject to the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for July 7 because of soaring

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Bulgaria issues warning of hazardous weather over forecast sizzling temperatures

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for July 6 because

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about Italian rail strike

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There will be a national rail transport strike in Italy from 9pm on July 7 to 6pm on July 8,

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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 4 to reject the third motion of no confidence in the Rossen Zhelyazkov government

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First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y

July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 19 662 first residence permits with a validity of at least three months were issued to third-country

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Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s directorate for combating organised crime and the State Agency for National Security carried out a search-and-seizure operation on July

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Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

At a regular meeting on July 2, Bulgaria’s government adopted an update of the national plan for the introduction of

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European Commission approves Bulgaria’s revised 6.17B euro recovery and resilience plan

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on July 2 that it has given a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s modified recovery and resilience

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Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10

July 2, 2025July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The 11th edition of the prestigious classical music festival ALLEGRA once again promises to turn the summer in the capital

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