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Bulgaria a step closer to final bid to form government

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conducted a round of consultations with all seven parliamentary groups on July 15,

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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on lab animals, dolphin protection

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on July 15 that it opened two infringement proceeding against Bulgaria and was advancing the infringement

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EC approves 110M euro for modernisation of rail corridor in western Bulgaria

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on July 15 that it had approved an investment of more than 110 million euro

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Bulgaria annual inflation reaches new 24-year high at 16.9% in June

July 15, 2022August 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 16.9 per cent inflation in June 2022, rising from 15.6 per cent a

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Russia revokes aircraft repair certificates of two Bulgarian companies

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia has decided to suspend the validity of aircraft repair certificates previously issued to Bulgaria’s Terem-Letets and Avionams companies, as

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in H1 2022 up 13.3% y/y

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first half of 2022 was 13.3 per cent higher

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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia crosses threshold to become Covid-19 red zone

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has crossed the threshold to be reclassified from a Covid-19 yellow zone to a red zone,

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EU summer forecast predicts Bulgaria’s economy growing by 2.8% in 2022

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 14, raised the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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Bulgaria’s Parliament doubles threshold for mandatory registration for VAT

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on July 14, by 196 votes in favour and none against, the second reading of amendments

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