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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of forthcoming rail strikes in France

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning about the upcoming general strikes at French railways (SNCF) from April

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Business 

Eurostat: Of EU countries that have minimum wages, Bulgaria continues to have the lowest

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Of the 22 out of 27 European Union countries that have national minimum wages, January 2025 found Bulgaria continued to

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Europe 

EU pays further billion euro to Ukraine, to be repaid using immobilised Russian assets

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European External Action Service (EEAS) said on April 10 that the EU has paid out an additional one billion

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Europe 

VDL welcomes Trump’s decision to pause ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed in a statement on April 10 US President Trump’s announcement to pause

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EU imposes trade countermeasures against Trump’s US

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union member states voted on April 9 in favour of the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to introduce trade countermeasures

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Business 

Bulgaria’s c-bank approves revised designs of country’s euro coins – with just one change

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The governing council of central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) approved on April 9 revised graphic designs of the Bulgarian national

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Bulgaria 

National strike in Greece results in cancellations of flights between Sofia and Athens

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A national strike in Greece on April 9 has resulted in the cancellations of four flights between Athens and Sofia,

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House prices in Bulgaria jumped 18.3% in Q4 2024 y/y, highest increase in EU

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

House prices in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2024 were 18.3 per cent higher than in Q4 2023, European

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Business 

IME’s Stanchev: If Trump’s policies remain as they are, a global recession is coming

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A global recession is coming due to the policies of US President Donald Trump, if they remain as they are,

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