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Month: April 2023

Bulgaria 

Prices of driving lessons in Bulgaria rose 18% in 2022, second-highest increase in EU

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of driving lessons, tests, licences and roadworthiness tests in Bulgaria rose by 18 per cent in 2022, the second-highest

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Europe 

EU gas consumption decreased by 17.7% in August 2022-March 2023 – Eurostat

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 17.7 per cent in the period August 2022-March 2023, compared with the average

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Science Festival 2023: Events in English

April 19, 2023June 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

From the secrets of the brain and longevity, Copernicus, Dugie the Dinosaur, sharks, the James Webb Space Telescope to science

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Perspectives 

‘Desatanization’ of Ukraine: Orthodox Christianity as a weapon in Kremlin’s hybrid war

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Vanessa Nikolova of factcheck.bg Russia, Ukraine

In October 2022, a new goal was added to Russia’s initially stated goals of its invasion of Ukraine – “denazification”

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Bulgaria 

European Commission sends three infringement cases against Bulgaria to European Court of Justice

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 19 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government temporarily bans imports of numerous foodstuffs from Ukraine

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At a meeting on April 19, Bulgaria’s caretaker government appointed by President Roumen decided to impose a ban on imports

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-February 2023 was 398.5M euro

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of the year stood at 398.5 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elects GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov as Speaker

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

On April 19, the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly elected GERB-UDF Rossen Zheyazkov as Speaker.

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in March 2023 down 14.5% y/y

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

There were a total of 2309 new passenger car registrations in Bulgarian in March 2023, a decrease of 14.5 per

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