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Month: October 2025

Business 

European auditors: Covid-19 recovery billions could have done more for EU businesses

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

European Union countries only partially addressed problems with the business environment by implementing the reforms and investments they had pledged

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Business 

US sanctions on Lukoil, Rosneft: EC sees no particular issues in security of supply

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

The European Commission (EC) is for the time being not seeing any particular issues, especially regarding security of supply, because

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: October 27

October 27, 2025November 3, 2025 ADJ

The true lesson of the past week isn’t found in budget numbers or election results; it’s in the conversion of

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Bulgaria 

Ruling coalition minority partner Bulgarian Socialist Party agrees to rotation of post of Parliament Speaker

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on October 26, the national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – a minority partner in the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for October 27 because of forecast heavy rain

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for four districts for October 27 because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings for parts of country over forecast heavy rain

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts in the western part

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Business 

Transport Minister: Bulgaria – US direct flights expected to start in April 2026

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian carrier GullivAir has already successfully passed the procedures before the US aviation authorities and is preparing to launch regular

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament legislates rules on sale of Lukoil refinery, subsidiaries

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on October 24 the second and final reading of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways to halt some trains for an hour as clocks change to winter time

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

The upcoming time change, on October 26, will require changes in the timetable of 11 passenger trains, Bulgarian state railways

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