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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2025 was 3.3%

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in April 2025 was 3.3 per cent, down from 3.4 per cent in March and

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Bulgaria 

IMF chief: Membership of euro zone an excellent chance for Bulgaria

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Membership of the euro zone is an excellent chance for Bulgaria, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister: Transition to euro will not affect household electricity prices

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, euro zone

Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro will not affect electricity prices for household consumers, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov told bTV in

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Ministry officially opens Bulgaria’s summer tourism season with seaside concert

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2025 summer tourism season was officially opened on May 31 with a beach party in Pomorie, with thousands of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first five months of 2025 is 148

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 148 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2025, the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound across Bulgaria for two minutes at noon on June 2 2025 in an annual custom honouring the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s May 2025 was among the three coldest May months in 20 years

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s May 2025 was one of the country’s three coldest May months since 2005, the national meteorological bureau said in

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator lowers gas prices by 0.1% for June 2025

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

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 0.1 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Unicef, NSI report finds positive trends, but also challenges in lives of children in Bulgaria

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

A report presented on May 30 by Unicef and the National Statistical Institute (NSI) shows positive trends but also challenges

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