Bulgarian President begins consultations as country appears set for another early election
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev began on December 15 consultations with parliamentary groups, a step mandated by the
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Month: December 2025
The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 15
The beauty of living in Plovdiv versus Sweden is the sunny sky at the beginning of December. This week was
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister condemns terrorist attack on Jews at Hannukah festival in Australia
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on December 14 that the appalling act of violence against the Jewish community during
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Bulgaria’s banks: Transition to euro will see some interruptions to online and mobile banking services
Bulgaria’s major banks have issued advisories that the period up to and around January 1 2026 transition to the euro
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Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2025/26 ski season
Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko opened its 2025/26 ski season on December 13, and for the first time in the
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EC: Bulgaria joins the euro zone on January 1 regardless of political situation
Bulgaria will join the euro zone on January 1 2026 regardless of the political situation, a spokesperson for the European
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Bulgaria’s Parliament unanimously accepts resignation of government
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted unanimously on December 12 to accept the resignation of the Rossen Zhelyazkov government, which had taken office
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Eurostat: Close to 9% of businesses in Bulgaria use AI
In 2025, about 8.55 per cent of enterprises in Bulgaria with 10 or more employees were using artificial intelligence (AI)
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Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2025 down 3.7%, imports up 5.1% y/y
In January – October 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 70 186.3 million
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