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Bulgaria’s caretaker government names candidates to be European Commissioner

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Meeting on August 30, the Bulgarian caretaker government headed by Dimitar Glavchev decided to nominate GERB-UDF’s Ekaterina Zaharieva and We

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trip on September 6, Unification Day

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has organised a steam train excursion for the country’s September 6 Unification Day. Unification Day commemorates

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Tensions over residences latest episode in Peevski vs Dogan clash

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There was a shoving match on August 30 between supporters of Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) founder Ahmed Dogan

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Prices of package holidays in Bulgaria up 4.1% in July 2024 y/y – Eurostat

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In July 2024, the consumer price of package holidays in Bulgaria was 4.1 per cent higher than in July 2023,

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2024 was 4%

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2024 was four per cent, unchanged from June 2024 and down from 4.6 per cent

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Business 

Eurostat reports increases in EU imports from, exports to, Ukraine

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the second quarter of 2024, both EU imports from Ukraine (+four per cent ) and EU exports to Ukraine

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Business 

NSI poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved slightly in August

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the results of which were released on August 29, has

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Bulgaria 

MRF founder Dogan on Peevski: ‘The boy has already gone too far’

August 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In a video posted on Facebook, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) founder and honorary president Ahmed Dogan says of

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Business 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-July 2024 up 28.4% y/y

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 26 945 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January-July 2024, an increase of 28.4 per cent compared

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