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UK citizens may now use e-gates at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen, Sofia Airport, tourism

British citizens may now use the e-gates at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport Terminal 2. The facilitation will be implemented in compliance

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2025 begins with garden concerts in July

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2025 is to begin with two garden concerts in July and a concert in August in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, French defence ministers sign framework agreement on joint acquisition of 3D radars

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov and the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sébastien Lecornu signed on June 16

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2025: ‘We are people, not propaganda’

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

The 18th Sofia Pride, in 2025 being held with the theme “We are people, not propaganda” and customarily being held

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry sets up coordination centre on Middle East situation

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

By order of Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov, and under the personal leadership of Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, a Coordination

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Bulgaria 

World-famous cellist HAUSER to perform in Bulgaria’s capital in December 2025

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

After more than three years on stage, with hundreds of concerts and millions of fans in different corners of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry says it is following with deep concern recent developments in Middle East

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 13 that it is following with deep concern the recent developments in the Middle

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Bulgaria 

Middle East conflict: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisories, PM, President hold emergency meetings

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued an advisory on June 13 as conflicts in the Middle East escalated. The advisory came as

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Bulgaria 

Middle East conflict: Flights between Bulgaria and Israel cancelled

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

The vast majority of June 13 flights between Bulgaria and Israel were cancelled as the conflict in the Middle East

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