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Day: March 21, 2025

Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 338M euro

March 21, 2025April 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 338 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves 2025 Budget Act at second reading

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly finished passing the 2025 Budget Act at second reading after a 22-hour sitting that ended shortly before

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Europe 

EU remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union remains ready to step up pressure on Russia, including by applying new sanctions and by strengthening the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on Heathrow Airport temporary closure

March 21, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Heathrow Airport in London will remain closed until midnight on March 21 in connection with a fire that broke out

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Europe 

Fewer marriages, fewer divorces in EU in 2023, rise in births outside marriage

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

About 1.8 million marriages and an estimated 0.7 million divorces took place in the European Union in 2023, EU statistics

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Europe 

Eurostat: Circulatory diseases were main cause of death in EU in 2022

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In 2022, there were 5.16 million deaths among residents of the European Union and the main causes of death across

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Bulgaria 

European Court of Justice orders Bulgaria to pay EC 1.6M euro to EC for failure to comply with directive

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered Bulgaria to pay the European Commission (EC) a sum of 1.59 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament reverts to being eight-group as one ceases to exist

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A few days after becoming a nine-group Parliament, Bulgaria’s National Assembly reverted to being eight-group. This happened on March 21

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