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Month: July 2026

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The 15th A to JazZ is being held in Sofia’s South Park II from July 2 to 5 2026. This

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves 2026 Budget package with 5.7% deficit

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria is set to breach EU budget rules this year – by a wide margin and on purpose – after

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Business 

Bulgaria regulator approves 3.05% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 3.05 per

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Business 

Bulgaria records 2.51 billion euro Budget deficit in January-May 2026

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.51 billion euro in the first five months of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to strengthen protection of critical underwater infrastructure in Black Sea

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye are expanding the mission of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group to a new task of

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Business 

BNB: Close to 95% of leva banknotes and coins exchanged for euro

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of June 30 2026, about 94.48 per cent of the leva banknotes and coins that had been in circulation

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Europe 

EU’s Copernicus: Above-average sea surface temperatures across European seas at the end of June 2026

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

After the marine heatwave of the end of May 2026, the intense temperatures which affected western and central Europe during

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer poll: 57% of Bulgarians see country as benefitting from EU membership

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

About 57 per cent of Bulgarians see the country as benefitting from its membership of the European Union, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June 2026 was slightly warmer and less rainier than the norm

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The average temperature in Bulgaria in June 2026 was 1.2 degrees Celsius above the climatic norm and the average rain

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