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Month: October 2024

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after October 27 parliamentary election

October 31, 2024July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 51st National Assembly, with the full list of

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2024 was 4%

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in September 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from August 2024 and down from 4.4

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Bulgaria 

Weather bureau: Water levels in Bulgaria in October 2024 below average thresholds

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In October, the water quantities of the rivers in Bulgaria are below the average water thresholds and around the low

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Bulgaria 

US sanctions three Bulgarian companies for enabling Russia’s war

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Three Bulgarian companies are among those named on October 30 in lists by the US State Department and Treasury Department

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Europe 

EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by more than 8 per cent in 2023

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) published on October 31 the 2024 Climate Action Progress Report, showing that net EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

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Europe 

EU gas storages 95% full ahead of November 1, surpassing 90% target in Gas Storage Regulation

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Ahead of the November 1 deadline agreed to by European Union countries to fill their gas storages to 90 per

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World 

American Citizens Abroad welcomes statement from Harris on issues affecting US citizens living overseas

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

American Citizens Abroad (ACA), a non-profit, non-partisan association said on October 30 that it welcomes US Vice President Kamala Harris’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Post-election posturing

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024

While final official results and seat distribution in Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly elected on October 27 are still pending, parties

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government consents to opening of an Australian honorary consulate

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At a regular meeting on October 30, Bulgaria’s caretaker government gave its consent to an Australian honorary consulate in Sofia

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