Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 4 to reject the third motion of no confidence in the Rossen Zhelyazkov government
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
A total of 19 662 first residence permits with a validity of at least three months were issued to third-country
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Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
Bulgaria’s directorate for combating organised crime and the State Agency for National Security carried out a search-and-seizure operation on July
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Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
At a regular meeting on July 2, Bulgaria’s government adopted an update of the national plan for the introduction of
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European Commission approves Bulgaria’s revised 6.17B euro recovery and resilience plan
The European Commission (EC) said on July 2 that it has given a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s modified recovery and resilience
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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5%
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent in April 2025
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Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
The 11th edition of the prestigious classical music festival ALLEGRA once again promises to turn the summer in the capital
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Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 2.56 per
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Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.61 billion leva in the first five months of the
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