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Month: April 2023

Business 

Bulgaria caretaker Cabinet approves draft 2023 Budget bill

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved the 2023 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a special sitting on April 28,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria shifts military equipment to Sofia for Armed Forces Day parade

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has announced that military equipment is being moved from various places in the country to Sofia from

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s population at end of 2022 was 6.4M

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria as of the end of 2022 was 6 447 710, a decrease of 34 774 –

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Europe 

Permanent representatives of EU countries approve extension of temporary trade liberalisation for Ukraine

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The committee of permanent representatives of European Union member states agreed at a meeting in Brussels on April 28 to

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Bulgaria 

Tensions between Bulgaria’s two major coalitions amid speculation about proposed government

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

Media reports purporting to show the line-up of the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria’s proposed government led to tensions on

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Business 

Price of sugar in Bulgaria rose 36% in a year – Eurostat

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The price of sugar in Bulgaria was 36 per cent higher in March 2023 than it had been in March

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Perspectives 

Israel mulls supporting South Azerbaijan’s independence from Iran: Ukraine should pay attention

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Igor Chalenko Israel, Russia, Ukraine

Thirty-two Israeli MPs have sent an appеal to the Cabinet of Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs with a call to

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Business 

Poll: Slight improvement in business sentiment in Bulgaria

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on April 28, has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set for partly cloudy, mild long weekend weather

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s three-day long weekend from April 29 to the May 1 Labour Day holiday is set for largely partly cloudy,

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