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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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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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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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Bulgaria issues warnings of dangerous weather over forecast thunderstorms, heavy rain

May 17, 2022May 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for three districts for May 18, with the remaining

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EU spring forecast cuts Bulgaria’s 2022 economic growth estimate to 2.1%

May 16, 2022May 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 16, cut the estimate for Bulgaria’s economic growth

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