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EBRD sees Bulgaria’s economy growing 2.4% in 2025

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economy is forecast to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2025, amid uncertain outlook for investment and foreign demand,

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Business 

Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in January 2025 up 6.5% y/y

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were a total of 283 820 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in January 2025, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Emil Stoychev – Imagination Is My Bloodstream’ at Sofia City Art Gallery from February 27

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Emil Stoychev – Imagination Is My Bloodstream” opens at Sofia City Art Gallery in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria will receive first eight F-16s on schedule this year

February 26, 2025May 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

The United States government and F-16 fighter jet manufacturer Lockheed Martin have given an assurance that Bulgaria will receive the

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Bulgaria 

Déjà vu: Bulgaria’s government approves contract on Javelin missiles

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Rossen Zhelyazkov coalition government approved on February 26 a contract worth about 153 million leva for the purchase of

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Europe 

EC puts forward action plan it says will lower energy costs for European consumers and businesses

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Commission (EC) said on February 26 that it was putting forward an Action Plan “with short-term measures to

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Business 

EU exports to Ukraine increased 9.3% in Q4 2024

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

In the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the previous quarter, European Union imports from Ukraine decreased by 1.8 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on two-day strike at Munich Airport

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

In a statement on February 25, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warned of a two-day strike at Munich Airport on February 27

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has asked for euro area accession convergence reports – PM Zhelyazkov

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria has formally asked the European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB) to assess the country’s readiness to join the

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