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Month: March 2025

Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9%

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in December 2024 and from

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Europe 

EU+ asylum applications decreased by 11% in 2024 y/y

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of asylum applications received in the EU+ (EU+ refers to the 27 European Union member states, plus Norway and

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Europe 

VDL: ReArm Europe plan could mobilise close to 800B euro for a safe and resilient Europe

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on March 4 a proposed ReArm Europe plan that she said could

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Bulgaria 

After Trump – Zelenskky clash: ‘Ukraine, be brave, be strong. We stand by you,’ Bulgaria’s PM says

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Reacting to the tense televised verbal clash on February 28 between US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance,

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Bulgaria 

February 2025 was Bulgaria’s coldest second month of the year since 2013

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

February 2025 was Bulgaria’s coldest February since 2013, the national meteorological bureau said in its regular monthly report. Average monthly

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first two months of 2025 is 55

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 55 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2025, the Interior

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 5.1% for March

March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 5.1 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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