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Bulgarian President Radev’s approval rating has dropped five points since January

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev continues to be the country’s politician with the relatively highest approval rating, but

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: GERB-UDF 25.5%, We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 13.9%

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition would get 25.5 per cent support among those

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s media regulator to hold new procedure to elect head of Bulgarian National Television

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM), Bulgaria’s statutory regulator of the electronic media, is to hold a new procedure to

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Bulgaria records 4.4% annual inflation in June

July 15, 2025August 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 4.4 per cent inflation in June, up from 3.7 per cent recorded a

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Bulgaria’s government to propose amendments to Euro Adoption Act

July 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s Cabinet will within seven days propose amendments to the Euro Adoption Act, which provide for additional measures against unjustified

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Bulgaria’s capital introduces night bus to Sofia Airport Vassil Levski

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Airport

From Monday, July 14, the routes of Sofia public transport buses No. 84 and No. 184 are being merged, and

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S&P Global, Fitch raise Bulgaria’s credit rating to ‘BBB+’ on euro adoption approval

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have both raised Bulgaria’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings by one

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Eurostat: EU population increased in 2024 for fourth consecutive year

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

On January 1 2025, the EU population was estimated at 450.4 million inhabitants, 1 070 702 more than the previous year, the bloc’s

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Bulgaria 

Meeting Zelenskyy, Bulgaria’s PM pledges support for post-war reconstruction of Ukraine

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

From the very beginning of the war, Bulgaria has consistently and unwaveringly supported Ukraine and this support will continue during

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