In EU, new battery-only electric cars up 30% in 2025
In 2025, 1.89 million new battery-only electric passenger cars were registered in the EU, marking a strong rebound of 29.7 per cent compared
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Business
Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2026 was 3%
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in June 2026 was three per cent, up from 2.9 per cent in May 2026
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NSI: Business sentiment in Bulgaria improved slightly in July
Business sentiment in Bulgaria improved slightly in July compared with June, according to a poll by the National Statistical Institute
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ECB reveals shortlisted designs for new euro banknotes, launches public poll
The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled on July 23 the shortlisted design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes and launched
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Negotiations between Bulgarian government and Germany’s Rheinmetall to start from scratch
Negotiations between the Bulgarian government and Germany firm Rheinmetall, a leading international systems supplier in the defence industry, are starting
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EC fines Google 890 million euro for breaches of Digital Markets Act
The European Commission (EC) took two decisions on July 23 finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing
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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first half of 2026 up 7.9% y/y
There were 25 957 new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in January to June 2026, an increase of 7.9 per
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Eurostat: International air travel prices in EU in June 2026 up 4.5% y/y
In June 2026, international air travel prices in the European Union increased by 4.5 per cent and domestic air travel
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Bulgaria’s Employment Agency: Applications for work permits for non-EU nationals now submitted online only
Bulgaria’s Employment Agency said on July 21 that it is switching solely to electronic submission of documents for access to
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