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Month: April 2026

Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 5.0% for May

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 5.0 per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly holds first sitting

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s 52nd National Assembly, elected on April 19, held its first sitting on April 30, accomplishing all the tasks on

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Business 

European Commission report praises smooth and efficient introduction of the euro in Bulgaria

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

A report adopted on April 30 by the European Commission (EC) concludes that Bulgaria’s introduction of the euro was smooth and efficient,

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Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2026 was 3.2%

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

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in March 2026 was 3.2 per cent, unchanged from February 2026 and down from 3.4

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Business 

NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria gloomier in April 2026

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on April 30, has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Labour Day long weekend weather outlook

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

With the May 1 Labour Day public holiday falling on a Friday in 2026, Bulgaria is set for a three-day

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Bulgaria 

Split: We Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria to sit as two separate groups in new Parliament

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

The constituent parts of the We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria electoral coalition will sit as two separate parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government shuts ‘shop for people’ after Peevski’s project proves flop for people

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Agriculture Minister Ivan Hristanov said on April 29 that he was ordering the state-owned “Shop for the People”

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Bulgaria 

European Commission takes Bulgaria to ECJ over EU critical entities resilience rules

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 29 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice

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