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Day: October 1, 2024

Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 2.9% for October 2024

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 2.9 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Europe World 

New Nato chief Rutte names Ukraine among top three priorities

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Taking office on October 1, Nato’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte listed his top three priorities. “The first is to

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Bulgaria 

Second government aircraft flight to evacuate Bulgarians from Lebanon

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

For the second consecutive day, a Bulgarian government aircraft flew on October 1 to evacuate Bulgarians from Lebanon, as the

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Business 

Bulgaria records 1.69B leva Budget deficit in January-August 2024

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.68 billion leva in the first eight months of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-September 2024 is 335

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 335 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and September 30 2024, according to

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Bulgaria 

Tests of Bulgaria’s civil defence sirens and BG-Alert systems postponed

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The tests of the national early warning siren and voice announcements system and of the BG-Alert system for mobile phones

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