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Day: March 7, 2025

Business 

Bulgaria records 2.8% economic growth in 2024

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.8 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Europe 

Strike at 11 German airports on March 10 to cause massive disruptions to flights

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Germany’s Verdi trade union, representing public-sector workers, has called for a one-day strike at 11 airports in Germany on March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of impact of national strike in Italy

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national strike in Italy on March 8, organised by several unions, will affect key sectors of transport and other

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s highest fertility rate in 2023

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2023, Bulgaria had the highest total fertility rate in the European Union (1.81 live births per woman), followed by

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Two-thirds of Bulgarians think country should back EU if there are differences with US

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Fifty-nine per cent of Bulgarians think that, if there are differences in the positions of the European Union and the

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Europe 

European Council President: We have decided to mobilise additional public, private funds for our defence

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

We have decided to mobilise additional public and private funds for our defence, European Council President António Costa told a

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Europe 

European Council agrees on substantially increasing spending on Europe’s security and defence

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Council stresses the need to continue to substantially increase expenditure on Europe’s security and defence, according to the

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