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Exhibition ‘Israel in Sapphire and Gold: A Tale of Two Cities’ at Sofia’s Sredets Gallery

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

An exhibition entitled “Israel in Sapphire and Gold: A Tale of Two Cities” by Israeli artist Zoe Sever, will be on display from

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First vote of no confidence in Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov Cabinet defeated

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on April 3 to reject a vote of no confidence in Prime

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Market Links poll: GERB-UDF 23.1%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 14.8%

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition would have 23.1 per cent support among those

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Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16 arrives at Graf Ignatievo air base

April 2, 2025May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

The Bulgarian Air Force’s first F-16 Block 70 multi-role fighter jet arrived at Graf Ignatievo air base near the city

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves proposed acquisition of artillery ammo for Navy

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on April 2, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a proposed acquisition of artillery ammunition for the Navy, a report on Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pay Easter bonuses to pensioners below poverty line

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on April 2 the payment of Easter bonuses to close to 700 000 pensioners living below the

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Bulgaria’s March 2025 was one of the country’s warmest March months in past 25 years

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

March 2025 in Bulgaria was similarly warm to March 2024 and was one of the country’s five warmest March months

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first three months of 2025 is 84

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 84 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2025, the Interior

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Prices of Bulgaria’s electronic road tax stickers to rise from May 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of electronic road tax stickers – known in Bulgarian as vinetki – are to increase from May 1, Bulgaria’s

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