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War criminal Mladić dies in prison at 84

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84, the BBC

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Bulgaria 

Turkish military personnel to transit Bulgaria en route to exercise in Serbia

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Serbia, Turkey

Forty-five military personnel and six units of equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye will travel through

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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 

Serbians in Bulgaria’s capital protest outside embassy in solidarity with students

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Members of the Serbian community in Bulgaria held a protest outside the Serbian embassy in capital city Sofia on February

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Bulgaria 

Sunday special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament fails for lack of quorum

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Serbia

A special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament called for June 2 – a Sunday – failed because there were too few

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among 11 countries signing Athens Declaration in support of Ukraine, Western Balkans

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was among the leaders of 11 countries to sign the Athens Declaration in support of

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Europe 

Deal on decreasing data roaming fees between Western Balkans and EU

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

Thirty-eight telecommunication operators from the European Union and the Western Balkans have agreed to make data roaming between the Western Balkans

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry calls on Bulgarians not to travel to Pirot in Serbia

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a travel advisory for the town of Pirot in southern Serbia, urging Bulgarians not to

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Bulgaria 

Serbian appeals court denies extradition of failed bank CCB’s former owner Vassilev to Bulgaria

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Serbia

The appeals court in Serbia’s capital city of Belgrade has ruled to confirm a high court decision denying the extradition

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