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Month: October 2024

Bulgaria 

European Commission approves 330M leva in state aid for Bulgarian farmers

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on October 17 that it has approved 330 million leva, or about 168.9 million euro, in

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2024 was 697.8M euro

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 697.8 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Media regulator re-elects Mitev as head of Bulgarian National Radio

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Meeting on October 17, Bulgaria’s statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) re-elected incumbent Bulgarian National Radio director-general

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Business 

Eurostat: Tourism trips by residents of EU in 2023 up close to 6% y/y

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, residents of the European Union made 1.14 billion tourism trips with at least one overnight stay, a 5.7 per cent (+61.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force Academy gets first VR training system

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Georgi Benkovski Bulgarian Air Force Academy has received the first of its kind virtual reality system for training aviation

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Roman-era marble statue found in Bulgaria’s Varna

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Varna

An exceptionally well-preserved Roman marble statue has been discovered in Varna, the Bulgarian Black Sea city’s Regional History Museum said.

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Business 

Bulgarian government report: Women in management positions on the rise

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of women in management positions in Bulgaria is increasing, but is still fewer than men, according to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria pays for free transport for Ukrainian pupils in the country

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved at a meeting on October 15 a sum of 297 674 leva (about 151 000 euro)

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers approve declaration on fostering Jewish life, combating antisemitism

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on October 15, European Union foreign ministers approved a declaration on fostering Jewish life and combating antisemitism, a statement

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