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Month: December 2025

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet formally asks to withdraw 2026 Budget package

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

Bulgaria’s government approved a decision to ask Parliament to consent to the withdrawal of the 2026 Budget package, the Cabinet’s

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Bulgaria 

EC greenlights Bulgaria’s third payment request under NextGenerationEU

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 2 that it has partially greenlighted Bulgaria’s third payment request for 1.6 billion euro

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2025 was 3.6%

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s unemployment rate in October 2025 was 3.6 per cent, down from 3.7 per cent in September 2025 and from

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Business 

EU trade with Ukraine dropped in Q3 2025

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

In the third quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter, both EU imports from Ukraine (-5.8 per cent) and

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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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