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Month: April 2023

Business 

World Bank: Bulgarian economy set to slow down substantially in 2023

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Following robust growth in 2022, the Bulgarian economy is set to slow down substantially in 2023 in tune with the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria eases rules on legalisation of documents from abroad

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has eased the rules on legalisation, authentication and translation of documents from abroad, to widen the circle

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria closes sea, river ports to Russian-registered shipping

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

From April 8 2023, access to Bulgarian sea and river ports is forbidden for all vessels which are certified by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government to pay ‘Easter supplement’ to pensioners below poverty line

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has allocated 72 million leva to pay an “Easter supplement” of 70 leva each to pensioners whose

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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry: Bulgaria to issue ID, residence cards with chips ‘by end of 2023’

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

New-model identity cards, residence permit and residence card will be issued by the end of 2023, caretaker deputy interior minister

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Business 

Bulgaria competition watchdog fines Lukoil 195.1M leva for abuse of dominant position

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on April 5 that it levied 195.1 million leva, or 99.8 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: GERB-UDF to invite all parties for talks on government

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov, whose group will be the first to receive a mandate to seek to form a government

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes Finland’s accession to Nato

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The accession of Finland to Nato will significantly contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government in moves to replace 14 ambassadors

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The caretaker government appointed by President Roumen Radev has been involved in moves in recent days – on either side

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