Bulgaria and the euro: Dual price display ends on August 8 2026
The one-year period of mandatory dual display of prices in leva and euro in Bulgaria ends on August 8 2026,
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade in June 2026
Bulgaria had the third-highest annual increase in total retail trade volume in the EU in June 2026, at 7.1 per
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Bulgarian government proposes lifting temporary restriction on exports of fuels
Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on August 5 a decision to submit to the National Assembly a proposal to repeal Parliament’s October
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams antisemitic attempted assault of Italian Jews in Bansko hotel
Bulgaria is deeply concerned by reports of antisemitic acts targeting a group of young Italian Jews, the Foreign Ministry said
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EU receives 1.4B euro revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used to support Ukraine
On August 3, the European Union received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances
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Bulgaria records 2.42 billion euro Budget deficit in H1 2026
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.42 billion euro in the first six months of the
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Bulgaria’s road death toll in January – July 2026 is 269
A total of 269 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s road between January 1 and July 31, the Interior Ministry
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Bulgaria’s July 2026 was one of the country’s coldest Julys in the past 20 years – meteorological bureau
July 2026 in Bulgaria was the country’s coolest and wettest July since July 2019 and one of its coldest Julys
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‘Francisco Goya Dreams of a Keen Mind’ exhibition opens at Sofia’s Kvadrat 500 gallery on August 4
An exhibition entitled “Francisco Goya Dreams of a Keen Mind” opens at the National Gallery’s Kvadrat 500 in Bulgaria’s capital
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