The Sofia Globe - daily news and features from Bulgaria, CEE and the world
The European Commission has approved the proposed sale of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (CME), which includes Bulgaria’s bTV media group, to Czech investment conglomerate PPF Group. In a statement, […]
Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev and the ambassador of the Netherlands to Bulgaria Bea ten Tusscher signed on September 14 a new convention for the elimination of double taxation with […]
The European Commission said on August 17 that it has approved 4.4 million euro in Bulgarian state aid aimed at supporting the Bourgas and Varna airports in the context of […]
Dutch-registered telecoms and media company United Group said on July 31 that it has closed the deal to buy Vivacom, one of Bulgaria’s three major telecom operators. Announced in November […]
Sofia District Administrative Court has ruled in favour of Bulgarian insurance and asset management group Eurohold Holding in its appeal against the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) decision that […]
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov attended on July 22 the signing of the concession contract for Sofia Airport with Sof Connect, the consortium that includes […]
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 169.5 million euro, the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), […]
Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has extended the deadline for bids in the concession tender for Plovdiv Airport until October 12, a notice on the ministry’s tender website said. The previous deadline […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on July 9 a bill to amend the State Reserve and War-time Storage Act, which creates a new State Petroleum Company, tasked with […]
The European Commission lowered further its economic growth expectations for 2020 in the summer forecast released on July 7, but said early data suggested “the worst may have passed” and […]
