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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2023 was 3.9%

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2023 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in December 2022 and from

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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 14.2% for March 2023

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved a 14.2 per cent decrease in the regulated gas price in the country for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 2183 people in 2021

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 2183 people in 2021, the largest number in more than a decade, according to figures released

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Europe 

EC proposes digital driving licence valid throughout EU, and EU-wide driver disqualification

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) presented proposals on March 1 to modernise driving licence rules, including the introduction of a digital

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Bulgaria 

Ahead of Bulgaria’s April elections, Alpha Research poll shows WCC-DB, GERB-UDF neck-and-neck

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The results of a poll by Alpha Research released on March 1 show the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria electoral

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: In past month, 38 deaths in Bulgaria

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 38 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first two months of 2023 is 69

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Sixty-nine people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2023, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria records 470.6M leva Budget surplus in January 2023

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 470.6 million leva in the first month of the year,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria bestows state honour on outgoing US ambassador

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony on February 28, Bulgarian President bestowed on outgoing United States ambassador Herro Mustafa the state honour of

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