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Month: August 2026

Business 

Bulgaria records 2.2 billion euro Budget deficit in January-July 2026

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.2 billion euro in the first seven months of the

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 5.5% for September 2026

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on August 31 that it approved a 5.5 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price

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Business 

Eurostat: Slight decline in EU beer production on annual basis in 2025

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, European Union countries produced 34.4 billion litres of beer, a slight decline of 0.7 per cent compared with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria receives 489.3 million euro first payment under EU’s SAFE defence instrument

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria received on August 28 its first payment, adding up to 489.3 million euro, under the Security Action for Europe

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys drone found near Sveti Ivan island

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A Bulgarian Navy specialist team carried out a reconnaissance and destruction task of an unmanned aerial vehicle, spotted on August

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over arrest of activist during Radev’s visit to Strumyani

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Controversy erupted on August 28 over the arrest a local civic activist during Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s visit to inspect

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister faces questions in Parliament over Bulgaria getting individuals removed from EU sanctions list

August 28, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Facing questions in Parliament on August 28, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova sought to defend the government’s decision to get

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Bulgaria 

Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, editors pick, Eurovision, tourism

Increased flights from various European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast are set for summer 2027, a boost resulting mainly

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Business 

Eurostat: Commercial flights in the EU reached 6.9 million in 2025

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, 6.9 million commercial flights were recorded in the European Union, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared with 2024

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