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Month: December 2025

Business 

On the eve of the euro zone: Bulgarian household deposits top 100B leva

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Deposits of households and NPISHs added up to 100.881 billion leva at the end of November 2025, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Bank again to work overtime to sell euro coin starter packs

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

For a third Saturday, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will work overtime on December 27 to sell euro coin starter packs.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian and Italian defence ministers sign agreement on use of military facilities at Kabile

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto signed on December 23 an agreement between their governments

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Christmas long weekend weather outlook

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has forecast possible snowfalls for several parts of the country on Christmas Day, as the country

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January – November 2025 up 12.4% y/y

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 45 212 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to November 2025, an increase of 12.4 per

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 22

December 22, 2025December 29, 2025 ADJ

The week began early. Unreasonably early.The sort of early that should come with a government warning label, especially in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s transition to euro to affect e-vignette services

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

From December 22 to December 31 2025, the possibility to purchase e-vignettes via bank transfer through the website of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to hand over first mandate to seek to form government after New Year

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev is to wait until after January 1 to hand over the first mandate

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Europe 

EU to provide 90B euro loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2026

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Council has agreed to provide a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027, to be based

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