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Day: August 19, 2026

Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2026 was 2.18B euro

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first six months of the year stood at 2.18 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government approves additional spending up to 170M euro for farmers affected by Middle East war

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on August 19, the Bulgarian government adopted a decree approving additional spending of up to 170 million euro under

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: New law against antisocial behaviour by minors, but no bar on social network access

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said on August 19 that his ministry is preparing a completely new law to counter

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Eurostat: EU ice cream production up almost 2% in 2025

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2025, the EU produced 3.44 billion litres of ice cream, representing a 1.9 per cent increase compared with 2024 (3.38 billion

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Bulgaria 

After four years, Bulgaria again has an ambassador to Ukraine

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Career diplomat Zlatin Krastev presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volomdymyr Zelenskyy on August 18, meaning that after a four-year

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