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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first three months of 2025 is 84

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 84 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2025, the Interior

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Prices of Bulgaria’s electronic road tax stickers to rise from May 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of electronic road tax stickers – known in Bulgarian as vinetki – are to increase from May 1, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgarian railways offering excursions drawn by its oldest restored steam engine

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering excursions from Sofia to Bankya and back on April 12 on a train drawn

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Bulgaria to test civil defence sirens, BG-Alert system on April 1

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Tests of Bulgaria’s civil defence siren and voice announcement system and of the BG-Alert system, which sends warnings to mobile

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Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria rose by 13.9% in 2024, still lowest in EU

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2024 remained the lowest in the European Union, though they had increased by 13.9

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Bulgaria proposes hosting maritime centre for safety of shipping in western Black Sea

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is proposing the establishment of a multinational maritime coordination centre to ensure the safety of shipping in the western

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EC opens four new infringement cases against Bulgaria

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on March 27 that it opened four new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify

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Bulgaria’s Varna, Bourgas airports announce summer 2025 flight schedules

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

The summer 2025 flight schedules of Varna and Bourgas airports on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast were announced on March 26

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Bulgarian Parliament ratifies 154M leva contract for US-made Javelin missiles

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted in successive first and second readings on March 26 to ratify a contract worth $82.7 million –

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