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Month: December 2024

Business 

Renewables accounted for 22.58% of Bulgaria’s energy use in 2023

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, about 22.58 per cent of gross final energy consumption in Bulgaria came from renewable sources, up from 19 per

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-November 2024 up 16.2% y/y

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 40 211 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-November 2024, an increase of 16.2 per cent compared

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Bulgaria 

Spoke in the wheel of signing of Bulgaria’s security agreement with Ukraine

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The scheduled signing of a 10-year security agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine appears doomed not to go ahead for now

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scheduled to sign security cooperation agreement with Ukraine on December 19

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

During the European Council meeting on December 19, Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2024 was 1.24B euro

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 1.24 billion euro, the equivalent

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Europe 

Infringement procedures: Enforcing EU law takes too long, European auditors say

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Although the European Commission (EC) has improved the way it detects and corrects breaches of European Union law, it still

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest level of GDP per capita in EU in 2023

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the lowest level of GDP per capita in the European Union in 2023, at 36 per cent below

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President may hand over government-forming mandate only in New Year

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev indicated on December 16 that given that parties had asked for more time

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Europe 

EU imposes first sanctions over Russia’s destabilising activities against EU, member states and partners

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

For the first time ever, the European Union foreign ministers decided on December 16 to impose restrictive measures against 16 individuals

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