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Month: September 2025

Business 

Central bank will provide first euro banknotes to Bulgarian banks from November 1

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

From November 1, central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will provide the first euro banknotes to Bulgarian banks, which will then

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of French national strike on October 2

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national strike has been scheduled for October 2 in France, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s situation centre said in an

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Bulgaria 

Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s September 2025 similar to other very warm Septembers over past 15 years

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

September 2025 in Bulgaria was similarly warm to September 2024, as well as to other very warm Septembers in the

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Europe 

VDL: Agreement with Ukraine on spending 2B euro on drones

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) and Ukraine have agreed with Ukraine that a total of two billion euro will be spent

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 0.8% for October 2025

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on September 30 that it approved a 0.8 per cent increase in the regulated gas price

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Bulgaria 

Civil defence sirens, BG-ALERT system to be tested in Bulgaria on October 1

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The civil defence sirens and BG-ALERT system will be tested in various cities in Bulgaria on October 1 at 11am,

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Business 

Bulgaria and the euro: Consumer protection body launches prices website

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) launched on September 30 the internet portal kolkostruva.bg (from the Bulgarian “how much does it

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Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria improved in September

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on September 30, has

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s path forward: Learning from patterns, not places

September 29, 2025September 30, 2025 ADJ

When a former foreign minister recently told me that “those who have power have no imagination and those with imagination

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