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Month: March 2025

Bulgaria 

Prices of Bulgaria’s electronic road tax stickers to rise from May 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of electronic road tax stickers – known in Bulgarian as vinetki – are to increase from May 1, Bulgaria’s

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Business 

Bulgaria’s revenue agency: Threshold for registration for VAT lowered as of April 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NAP) has issued a reminder that as of April 1 2025, the threshold for mandatory registration

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering excursions drawn by its oldest restored steam engine

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering excursions from Sofia to Bankya and back on April 12 on a train drawn

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence sirens, BG-Alert system on April 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Tests of Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice announcement system and of the BG-Alert system, which sends warnings to mobile

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Bulgaria 

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria rose by 13.9% in 2024, still lowest in EU

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2024 remained the lowest in the European Union, though they had increased by 13.9

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Business 

Foreign visitor arrivals for holidays in Bulgaria in February 2025 up 3.35% y/y

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2025 was 3.35 per cent higher than in

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Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria slightly down in March

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on March 28, has

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Europe 

EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers decided on March 27 to impose restrictive measures on an additional 25 individuals and seven entities responsible of undermining democracy and the rule

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria proposes hosting maritime centre for safety of shipping in western Black Sea

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is proposing the establishment of a multinational maritime coordination centre to ensure the safety of shipping in the western

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