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Month: November 2023

Bulgaria 

For third day, Sofia city council fails to elect chairperson

November 30, 2023December 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At its third meeting, held on November 30, Sofia city council again failed to elect a council chairperson, leaving it

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2023 was 4.4%

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2023 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from September 2023 and up from four per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves memo with 11 European countries on joint purchase of air defence systems

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has adopted a decision to approve a draft memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and 11 other countries in

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Business 

OECD sees Bulgaria’s GDP growth slowing in 2023, recovering in 2024 and 2025

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 1.7 per cent in 2023 before recovering to 2.8 per cent in

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Business 

Poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria largely unchanged in November

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that in November, business sentiment in Bulgaria was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister: Spread of disinformation, propaganda major element of Kremlin’s hybrid war

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

The spread of disinformation and propaganda is a major element of the Kremlin’s hybrid war against countries in this region,

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Bulgaria 

ECHR on Bulgarian case: Trafficking victim has right to seek compensation from trafficker

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Ruling in a case in which the applicant was a Bulgarian whose trafficker had taken away her earnings, the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: European prosecutor’s office in probe into municipal road works

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia carried out searches on November 23 2023, in an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria continues recovery efforts after weekend’s snowfalls and powerful winds

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Work was continuing on November 28 to restore power and water supply to small settlements in rural areas of Bulgaria

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