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Day: June 19, 2025

Bulgaria 

Key step forward as Eurogroup recommends that Bulgaria joins the euro zone in January 2026

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The Eurogroup endorsed on June 19 a recommendation from euro area member states to the Council of the European Union,

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Bulgaria 

European prosecutors order searches in Bulgaria in probe into corruption involving EU fisheries funds

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the Bulgarian National Police carried out

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Europe 

European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

A draft law approved by the European Parliament on June 19 lays down the first ever minimum EU standards for

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Bulgaria 

PM: Evacuation of Bulgarians who wanted to leave Tehran successfully completed

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Israel

The evacuation of Bulgarian citizens and their families who wanted to leave Tehran has been successfully completed, Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Business 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest price levels for household consumption in EU in 2024

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2024, price levels for household final consumption expenditure differed widely across the EU, with Bulgaria coming in lowest, according to figures posted on

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Business 

Bulgaria: Tax inspectors find hikes in prices of basic goods since euro reports

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

National Revenue Agency inspectors have found noticeable increases in all 14 groups of goods checked in retail chains since the

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Europe 

Share of electricity from renewables in EU fell in early 2025

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In the first quarter of 2025, 42.5 per cent of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, the bloc’s

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