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Month: August 2024

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Bulgarian railways puts former Deutsche Bahn carriages into service on Sofia-Varna line

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is putting some of the recently-delivered former Deutsche Bahn carriages into service on the Sofia-Varna line

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in EU in Q1 2024

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2024 were 15.2 per cent lower than in the first

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2024 was 387.8M euro

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 387.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Business 

Bulgaria records 2.4% annual inflation in July

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.4 per cent inflation in July, down from 2.5 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s homophobic law: Group of foreign envoys reaffirm commitment to human rights

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Representatives of several foreign embassies reaffirmed their commitment to human rights, including the rights of LGBTIQ+ community, after receiving a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Political row over action against business people reportedly linked to Dogan

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There is political controversy in Bulgaria about actions by the anti-corruption commission, prosecutors and anti-organised crime directorate against business people,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for August 16 over forecast high temperatures

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for August 16 for the district of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria signs 194M leva deal with German firm on equipment for new naval vessels

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zaprianov and Naval Vessels Lürssen representative Dirk Malgowski signed on August 15 an additional agreement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Protest to urge presidential veto of homophobic ‘law of hate’

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A protest is to be held in front of the Presidency building in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on August 15

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