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Month: December 2025

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President begins consultations as country appears set for another early election

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev began on December 15 consultations with parliamentary groups, a step mandated by the

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Europe 

The Sofia Globe Monday digest: December 15

December 15, 2025December 22, 2025 ADJ

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 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister condemns terrorist attack on Jews at Hannukah festival in Australia

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

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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Business 

Bulgaria’s banks: Transition to euro will see some interruptions to online and mobile banking services

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

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 

Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2025/26 ski season

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

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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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria joins the euro zone on January 1 regardless of political situation

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

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 

Bulgaria’s Parliament unanimously accepts resignation of government

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

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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Business 

Eurostat: Close to 9% of businesses in Bulgaria use AI

December 12, 2025June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff 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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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – October 2025 down 3.7%, imports up 5.1% y/y

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – October 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 70 186.3 million

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