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Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025
Business 

Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
Bulgaria 

Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished

July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.6% for July 2025
Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.6% for July 2025

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria

Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 2.56 per

Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
Bulgaria 

Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished

July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Business

Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025
Business 

Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.61 billion leva in the first five months of the

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.6% for July 2025
Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.6% for July 2025

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3
Business 

Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria improved in June
Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria improved in June

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Europe

EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia
Europe 

EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union ministers renewed on June 30 the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s continuing actions destabilising

Bulgaria named in operation against criminal networks flooding EU with fraudulent Chinese imports, evading VAT
Europe 

Bulgaria named in operation against criminal networks flooding EU with fraudulent Chinese imports, evading VAT

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
EC welcomes agreement to make voting in European and municipal elections easier from abroad
Europe 

EC welcomes agreement to make voting in European and municipal elections easier from abroad

June 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
Europol: Conflict in Gaza, Russia’s war on Ukraine fuelling extremism
Europe 

Europol: Conflict in Gaza, Russia’s war on Ukraine fuelling extremism

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Perspectives

Time for US, EU to act: Putin continues to circumvent Western sanctions
Perspectives 

Time for US, EU to act: Putin continues to circumvent Western sanctions

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 Oleg Posternak

For more than two and a half years, Russia has managed to circumvent many Western sanctions imposed after the Kremlin

The treacherous coup attempt of July 15 2016
Perspectives 

The treacherous coup attempt of July 15 2016

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Fahrettin Altun
Nato Summit in DC: Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security
Perspectives 

Nato Summit in DC: Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff
Bitcoin’s remarkable journey: From store of value to medium of exchange
Perspectives 

Bitcoin’s remarkable journey: From store of value to medium of exchange

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 Lance Nelson
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