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EU: No gas supply concerns in the New Year

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

Thanks to efficient preparatory work and coordination in the region and beyond, there are no security of gas supply concerns,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria regulator approves 8.42% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 8.42 per

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 8.0% for January 2025

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an eight per cent increase in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Business 

Bulgaria records 3.69B leva Budget deficit in January-November 2024

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 3.69 billion leva in the first 11 months of 2024,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2024 road death toll is 479

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 479 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in 2024, the Interior Ministry said on January 1,

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Bulgaria 

Celebrations as New Year sees Bulgaria, Romania fully integrated into Schengen

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

Celebrations and ceremonies marked the January 1 2025 full integration of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen visa zone, as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s public holidays and long weekends in 2025

December 31, 2024February 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

There are six long weekends in Bulgaria in 2025. March 3, Liberation Day – Bulgaria’s national day – is on

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Bulgaria 

December 2024 in Bulgaria: Wettest since 2015, warmest since 2019

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

December 2024 in Bulgaria has been the country’s month of December with the most precipitation since 2015 and the warmest

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Business 

NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in December

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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