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Month: November 2024

Business 

EU autumn economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2024 growth forecast to 2.4%

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 15, projected Bulgaria’s economic growth this year at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had second-largest drop in EU in greenhouse gas emissions in Q2 2024 y/y

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria dropped by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 on an annual basis,

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Europe 

EC approves 790M euro Romanian state aid to support closure of coal mines in Jiu Valley

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The European Commission (EC) said on November 15 that it had approved, under EU State aid rules, a 790 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new National Assembly continues to fail to elect Speaker

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

On the third day of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly again failed to elect a Speaker, meaning that

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Business 

Bulgaria records 1.8% annual inflation in October

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.8 per cent inflation in October, up from 1.2 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives virtual reality equipment, linked to training for F-16s

November 14, 2024May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry inaugurated on November 14 virtual reality equipment linked to training for the US-made Lockheed Martin F-16 Block

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Bulgaria 

European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over urban waste water

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 14 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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Europe 

European Parliament calls for EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

Members of the European Parliament voted on November 14 to demand more targeted European Union sanctions against Russia’s so-called “shadow

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Bulgaria 

Three new Bulgarian Constitutional Court judges take oath of office

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court swore in three new judges on November 14, with Nevin Osman-Yordanova, Sasho Penov and Galina Toneva-Dacheva taking

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