Bulgaria had EU’s second-highest annual increase in retail trade in May 2026
Bulgaria had the European Union’s second-highest increase on an annual basis of volume of retail trade in May 2026, EU
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
NSI: Residence permits issued by Bulgaria to non-EU nationals up 19.9% in 2025 y/y
In 2025, the number of first residence permits issued to third-country nationals with a validity of at least three months
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Opera on the Square returns to Bulgaria’s capital from July 9
Performances in the Opera on the Square series will be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia from July 9 to August
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Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski
Desislava Atanassova must resign as a Constitutional Court judge “as a moral act” after Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told Parliament
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EU sanctions six individuals involved in Navalny’s poisoning and death
European Union foreign ministers decided on July 3 to impose restrictive measures on six Russian individuals involved in the development
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Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest
The draft Budget 2027 approved by the Bulgarian government on July 1 and yet to be approved by Parliament allocates
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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9 per cent, up from 2.8 per cent in April 2026
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Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules
As of July 1, Bulgaria’s National Toll Administration has begun using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking the rules in
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Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II
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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