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Day: January 13, 2025

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to hand GERB-UDF mandate to seek to form a government on January 15

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on January 15 hand Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition the first mandate to

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Bulgaria 

European prosecutors charge four over alleged 185M leva fraud involving railway signalling systems in Bulgaria

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia has laid charges of fraud against four suspects, following an investigation into

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2024 down 3.2%, imports up 0.2% y/y

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 77 837.9 million

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Europe 

New 148M euro EU humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

New European Commission funding totalling 148 million euro will be used to provide life-saving support and ensure that essential aid

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Bulgaria 

Ten thousand Nato military personnel set for exercise in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Steadfast Dart 2025 (STDT25), Nato’s largest exercise for 2025 with a deployment of the Allied Reaction Force (ARF) formations, which

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