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Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Sofia Airport

The Bulgarian Air Force scrambled MiG-29 fighter jets on November 5 to escort three passenger aircraft that had been the

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Bulgaria 

Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia

October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick, Plovdiv, Sofia

A Remembrance Sunday service will be held in Plovdiv on November 8 2026 and a Remembrance Day service in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria plans fanfare welcome for remains of mediaeval ruler Tsar Samuil

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Bulgarian government has arranged an elaborate state welcome in Sofia on October 3 for the remains of Tsar Samuil,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia’s third Big Table event of 2026 to be held on September 19

September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The third Big Table event in 2026, in which a central street in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is transformed for

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Bulgaria 

Marin Marinov’s exhibition Absurdity at the Beach on at Sofia’s Hostgallery

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A solo exhibition entitled Absurdity at the Beach, by Marin Marinov, a visual artist and a doctoral student in mural

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city council approves record borrowing of 367M euro to modernise public transport and infrastructure

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia municipality will invest 367 million euro in the modernisation of transport and urban infrastructure, following a proposal by mayor

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Bulgaria 

New extension to Sofia metro line 3 to open on August 14

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

On August 14, the official opening of the section of the Sofia metro extension – Line 3, Stage 3 Hadji

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Bulgaria 

‘Francisco Goya Dreams of a Keen Mind’ exhibition opens at Sofia’s Kvadrat 500 gallery on August 4

August 3, 2026August 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “Francisco Goya Dreams of a Keen Mind” opens at the National Gallery’s Kvadrat 500 in Bulgaria’s capital

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to see second Big Table of 2026 on July 25

July 20, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The second Big Table event, in which a central street in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is transformed for a day

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