EU finance, economy ministers approve next step towards Bulgaria adopting the euro
The European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Ecofin – made up of finance and economy ministers of all EU
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria ranks second in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
Bulgaria has increased its score in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters in
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Key step forward as Eurogroup recommends that Bulgaria joins the euro zone in January 2026
The Eurogroup endorsed on June 19 a recommendation from euro area member states to the Council of the European Union,
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European prosecutors order searches in Bulgaria in probe into corruption involving EU fisheries funds
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the Bulgarian National Police carried out
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European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops
A draft law approved by the European Parliament on June 19 lays down the first ever minimum EU standards for
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PM: Evacuation of Bulgarians who wanted to leave Tehran successfully completed
The evacuation of Bulgarian citizens and their families who wanted to leave Tehran has been successfully completed, Bulgarian Prime Minister
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Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest price levels for household consumption in EU in 2024
In 2024, price levels for household final consumption expenditure differed widely across the EU, with Bulgaria coming in lowest, according to figures posted on
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Bulgaria: Tax inspectors find hikes in prices of basic goods since euro reports
National Revenue Agency inspectors have found noticeable increases in all 14 groups of goods checked in retail chains since the
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Share of electricity from renewables in EU fell in early 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, 42.5 per cent of net electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, the bloc’s
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