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Month: August 2023

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Judiciary Act

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 1 that he has vetoed amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, passed by

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2023 was 4%

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2023 was four per cent, up from 3.9 per cent in May this year and

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Perspectives 

European companies’ aircraft endangered by interference from pro-Russian Karabakh enclave

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia

A Czech Airlines aircraft, on a flight on the Budapest-Baku route, was on the verge of crashing due to radio

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Business 

Bulgaria H1 2023 Budget surplus at 177.7M leva

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 117.7 million leva in the first half of the year,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 16 deaths in Bulgaria

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 16 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first seven months of 2023 is 277

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 277 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first seven months of 2023, according to

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