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Bulgarian project wins Natura 2000 Communication Award

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian communication campaign “Natura 2000 in Bulgaria: new horizons”, implemented by the Green Balkans NGO, has won the Natura 2000

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Bulgarian restaurateurs: Increasing VAT on wine and beer dooms restaurants to bankruptcy

May 19, 2022May 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has spoken out against the proposal by the ruling majority to increase value-added

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Opera Open 2022 in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv starts on June 19

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The annual Opera Open festival in Plovdiv starts on June 19 2022 with a Concert for Peace at the Ancient

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Bulgaria allocates EU funds to assist Ukrainians fleeing the war

May 18, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on May 18 on the allocation of about 120 million leva in EU funds to assist Ukrainians

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Bulgaria’s government approves Italian deployment in battle group

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on May 18 the deployment of up to 800 Italian military personnel in the country as part

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Bulgaria’s ruling majority proposes measures to counter impact of inflation

May 18, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Zero-rating bread for value-added tax (VAT) for a year and significantly increasing pensions are among proposed measures announced on May

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Bulgaria 

New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first four months of 2022 up 13.1% y/y

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 9031 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2022, an increase of 13.1

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Bulgaria annual inflation reaches new 14-year high of 14.4% in April

May 17, 2022June 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 14.4 per cent inflation in April 2022, up from 12.4 per cent a

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Bulgaria 

European court finds against Bulgaria in case of Iraqi national

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled on May 17 that Bulgaria had violated the right

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