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Month: November 2025

Perspectives 

How Bulgaria became Europe’s most prepared nation

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 ADJ euro zone

February 1997. A young Bulgarian university graduate woke up to discover his monthly salary—earned, deposited, saved—was now worthless. Overnight, literally

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to pay 120 leva Christmas bonuses to pensioners below poverty line

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on November 26 to pay Christmas bonuses of 120 leva each to pensioners below the 638 leva

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Europe 

European Parliament adopts 2026 EU budget

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on November 26 to adopt the 2026 European Union budget, which was then signed into law

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Europe 

European Parliament vote: Children should be at least 16 to access social media

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

In a vote on November 26, the European Parliament called for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an

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Bulgaria 

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

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Europe 

Modernised EU rules on driving licences, driving disqualifications enter into force

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Modernised rules on driving licences and mutual recognition of driving disqualifications enter into force across the EU as of November

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Europe 

European Parliament approves first-ever European defence industry programme

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Ukraine

Members of the European Parliament voted on November 25 to approve legislation designed to strengthen the EU defence industry, foster

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Europe 

European Court in key ruling on recognition of same-sex marriages

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A European Union country is obliged to recognise a marriage between two EU citizens of the same sex that has

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Business 

Eurostat: EU household real income per capita up 22% since 2004

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Between 2004 and 2024, household real income per capita in the EU grew by 22 per cent, the bloc’s statistics agency Eurostat said on

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