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Month: August 2025

Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2025 was 848M euro

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 848 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2025 opens on September 1

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv 2025 – entitled “A Piece of River” – opens on September 1 at 6pm and

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Business 

Bulgaria records 5.3% annual inflation in July

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.3 per cent inflation in July, up from 4.4 per cent recorded a

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s largest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 y/y

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Six European Union countries – Bulgaria, Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Hungary and Greece – were estimated to have increased their greenhouse

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Europe 

EU Civil Protection Mechanism responds to multiple wildfires across Europe

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

During the past week, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with forest fires

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Business 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.7% in Q2 2025 – flash estimate

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll finds rise in support among Bulgarians for euro

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

A poll by the Alpha Research agency has found an increase in support among Bulgarians for the country’s forthcoming euro

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria approves draft agreement with Italy on building, use of military facilities in Kabile

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved at a regular meeting on August 13 a draft agreement with Italy on the joint construction and

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Bulgaria 

Interior Minister: More than 1000 fires in Bulgaria in past week alone

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There have been more than 1000 fires registered in Bulgaria in the past week alone, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov told

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