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Day: December 1, 2025

Bulgaria 

Tens of thousands in new protest across Bulgaria against draft Budget 2026

December 1, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Tens of thousands of Bulgarians turned out on the night of December 1 in capital city Sofia and several other

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Business 

Bulgaria records 6.59B leva Budget deficit in January-October 2025

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 6.59 billion leva in the first 10 months of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Gallery to present Zahari Zograph Immersive Exhibition

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s National Gallery is to present “Zahari Zograph Immersive Exhibition” at its Kvadrat venue, from December 10 until January 30

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 4.3% for December 2025

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 4.3 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

European prosecutors charge ex-mayor of Varna, three others, over alleged EU funds fraud

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia filed an indictment on December 1 against a former

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Bulgaria 

Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s November 2025 among the warmest in past 15 years

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s November 2025 was warmer than November 2024 and was among the warmest in the past 15 years, the national

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January – November 2025 road death toll is 414

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 414 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and November 30 2025, according to

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 1

December 1, 2025December 8, 2025 ADJ

A lot of other things happened this week. Juan Orlando Hernández was pardoned by Trump – which raises the question

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