From January 9 2025, every traveller who wants to reach Terminal 2 by car will pass through barrier systems that register car numbers. The new system will also introduce the concept of a “Kiss & Ride”, an area specifically designed for short free of charge stays where drivers can drop off or pick up passengers without blocking traffic.

Jan 1, 2025 · Celebrations and ceremonies marked the January 1 2025 full integration of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen visa zone, as the countries’ land borders were included, following the admission of their air and sea ports at the end of March 2024.

Dec 31, 2024 · The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter.

Jan 2, 2025 · The reason for the increase is the projected 23 per cent increase in the baseload price of electricity, as a result of higher consumption in the regulated sector, most of which was covered by the state-owned Maritsa Iztok 2 coal power plant, the regulator said.

4 days ago · The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter.

Oct 27, 2024 · An exit poll by the Alpha Research agency, the results of which were released at the close of voting in Bulgaria’s October 27 2024 early parliamentary elections, suggested that the 51 st National Assembly will have seven groups, though final official results may change the picture.. According to the poll, the largest share of votes went to Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition ...

Oct 25, 2024 · Seven groups are sure of seats in Bulgaria’s 51 st National Assembly that will be elected on October 27, with three smaller formations still below the four per cent threshold also fighting for a place, according to a poll by the Exacta Research Group, the results of which were released on October 25.. According to the poll, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition has a clear lead ...

Dec 30, 2024 · The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter.

Dec 31, 2024 · The lowest minimum temperature at a weather station in a settlement was minus 12.5 °C on December 29 in Samokov, and the lowest temperature measured on a mountain peak was minus 16.1 °C on Musala Peak on December 16.

Jan 3, 2025 · Thanks to efficient preparatory work and coordination in the region and beyond, there are no security of gas supply concerns, the European Commission (EC) said, following the December 31 end of the Russian gas transit agreement via Ukraine.