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Day: May 21, 2025

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Bulgarian railways is offering a steam train trip on June 1

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on a special train drawn by a steam engine on the occasion

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EC proposes measures to cut companies’ administrative costs ‘by further 400M euro a year’

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on May 21 that it proposes to cut 400 million euro in annual administrative cost for

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Eurostat: EU imports from Russia dropped 86% between Q1 2022 and Q1 2025

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

There was a 58 per cent decline in EU exports to Russia and an 86 per cent decline in imports

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Bulgaria 

NSI: 16 157 foreign students at Bulgarian universities in 2024/25 academic year

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There are 16 157 foreign students enrolled at universities and specialised higher schools studying for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in

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