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Month: March 2025

Bulgaria 

EC opens four new infringement cases against Bulgaria

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

The European Commission said on March 27 that it opened four new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Varna, Bourgas airports announce summer 2025 flight schedules

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

The summer 2025 flight schedules of Varna and Bourgas airports on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast were announced on March 26

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Business 

ACEA: US auto tariffs will hurt global car manufacturers and US manufacturing

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

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said in a March 27 statement that it is deeply concerned by US President

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Europe 

VDL ‘deeply regrets’ Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs’ on European car exports

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

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that she deeply regrets the US decision to impose tariffs on European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament ratifies 154M leva contract for US-made Javelin missiles

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted in successive first and second readings on March 26 to ratify a contract worth $82.7 million –

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Europe 

EU deal on revoking driving licences for serious offences in another member state

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union ministers and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on March 26 that will ensure that serious road

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Assembly votes to reinstate disbanded parliamentary group

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on March 26 to reinstate the parliamentary group of nationalist-populist party Mech,

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Business 

Tourism Minister: Euro accession will strengthen Bulgaria’s position in European tourism market

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, tourism

Bulgaria’s accession to the euro zone is a strategic opportunity for growth and economic stability and will strengthen the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Total area burnt in forest fires in Bulgaria in 2024 highest in a decade – EC report

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

The total recorded burnt area in Bulgaria in 2024 was the highest for more than a decade, exceeding the totals

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