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Month: September 2022

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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Bulgaria 

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

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

With days to go to Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections, the results of a poll by the Alpha

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Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog accuses Lukoil of abuse of dominant position

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

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has accused Lukoil Bulgaria, the downstrewam unit of Russian privately-held oil major Lukoil,

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2022 was 4.6%

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2022 was 4.6 per cent, down from five per cent in August 2021 but unchanged

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Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog fines retailers Kaufland, Billa 815 000 leva

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

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined the Bulgarian subsidiaries of supermarket chains Kaufland and Billa a combined

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government refuses Ukraine’s request for heavy weapons

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria has refused a request from Ukraine for heavy weapons, citing a decision by the previous Parliament to supply Ukraine

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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement cases against Bulgaria on energy plans, radiation protection

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on September 29 that it opened two infringement proceedings against Bulgaria and was advancing the infringement

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Business 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria has improved slightly

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria grounds SU-25s after crash

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has grounded its SU-25s after a September 28 crash that saw the pilot eject safely although the fighter-bomber he

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