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Year: 2022

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EC to propose price cap on Russian gas

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is to propose a price cap on Russian gas, as one of five proposed measures that

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Business 

Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2022

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 59% of Bulgarians not satisfied with country’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A poll by Eurobarometer has found that 59 per cent of Bulgarians were not satisfied with the government’s response to

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Europe 

EC proposes full suspension of Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on September 6 that it is proposing to fully suspend the EU’s Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia. “A country

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 25 deaths, 4863 new cases

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 25 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: Poll sees six, possibly seven groups in Parliament

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

With just less than a month to go to Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections, the results of a

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 18.6% for September 2022

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 18.6 per cent increase in gas prices in the country for the month of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2022 parliamentary elections: Factfile

September 1, 2022October 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria goes to the polls on October 2 2022 in early parliamentary elections, the fourth time in two years that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry wants extension of hotel scheme for Ukrainians

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, tourism, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry is insisting on the extension of the measure whereby the state subsidises the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees

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