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NSI poll: Business sentiment in Bulgaria falls in May

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on May 30, has

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Business 

Bulgaria’s consumer, competition watchdogs launch checks against price hikes on euro adoption

May 29, 2025May 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission and the Competition Protection Commission are launching joint inspections to prevent speculative price increases in goods

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force’s F-16 makes maiden flight in Bulgaria’s air space

May 29, 2025May 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

The new Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 combat trainer aircraft, which arrived in Bulgaria on April 2, made its maiden flight

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament elects State Agency for National Security chief to head Dossier Commission

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

In a vote after four hours of debate on May 28, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted in a new Dossier Commission

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Bulgaria 

Poll: In EU, support for euro at record high, but in Bulgaria has dropped

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Seventy-four per cent in the European Union as a whole and 83 per cent in the euro zone are for

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer: 62% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase, supply of arms to Ukraine

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Europe 

EC: New EU strategy for secure, prosperous and resilient Black Sea region

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Today the European Union is putting forward a new strategy for a stable and secure Black Sea region, the European

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Europe 

CoE’s anti-racism body: Racial profiling by police, segregation of Roma pupils, transphobia among key challenges

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In its annual report for 2024, published on May 28, the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against

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Bulgaria 

Two multinational military exercises launched at Bulgaria’s Koren training ground

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The multinational military exercises Balkan Wall – 25 and Balkan Sentinel – 25 have been officially launched at Bulgaria’s Koren

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