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Month: January 2026

Bulgaria 

Dangerous weather warning for almost all of Bulgaria over forecast heavy snowfall

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for 24 out of the country’s 28

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s lev – euro dual circulation period ends with 75% of leva cash withdrawn

January 31, 2026February 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The temporary dual circulation period in which both leva and euro are legal tender in Bulgaria is ending on January

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 3.7% for February

January 31, 2026February 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 3.7 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Business 

Bulgaria wins arbitration case filed by energy group CEZ – Finance Ministry

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said late on January 30 that the country has won the arbitration case filed by Czech energy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Maria Gabriel appointed assistant director-general of Unesco

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Maria Gabriel

Maria Gabriel, a Bulgarian national who was formerly her country’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, has been appointed Unesco’s

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Bulgaria 

Five officials tell President Yotova they are willing to be Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

Five of the office-bearers out of the 10 on the list from which a head of state must choose a

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Bulgaria 

EC opens seven new infringement cases against Bulgaria

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 30 that it opened two new infringement cases against Bulgaria for fully transposing or

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Business 

Eurostat: 3.3% Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2025

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2025 was 3.3 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent in November 2025 and from

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Business 

Poll finds sharp improvement in business sentiment in Bulgaria in January

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that business sentiment in Bulgaria sharply improved in

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