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Civil defence sirens tested in Sofia, other parts of Bulgaria, on October 3

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound on October 3 at 11am in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and other parts of the country in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2022 parliamentary elections: seven-group National Assembly – exit poll

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections have produced a National Assembly that will have the same seven groups as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2022 elections: Voting proceeding smoothly, CEC says

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

The voting process in Bulgaria’s October 2 early parliamentary elections was going smoothly, although 15 voting machines malfunctioned and paper

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 34% for October 2022

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 34 per cent decrease in gas prices in the country for the month of

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Business 

Greece-Bulgaria gas inter-connector pipeline begins operation

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Greece

The inter-connector pipeline linking the Bulgarian and Greek gas grids started operation on October 1, giving Bulgaria access to larger

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 115 deaths in Bulgaria

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 115 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first nine months of 2022 is 383

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 383 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2022, according to

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Business 

Bulgaria January-August 2022 Budget surplus at 1.7B leva

October 1, 2022November 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 1.7 billion leva in the first eight months of the

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Europe 

EU energy ministers approve electricity price cap, demand reduction

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

European Union energy ministers agreed on September 30 on proposed regulation to address high energy prices, which includes electricity demand

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