Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about Italian rail strike
There will be a national rail transport strike in Italy from 9pm on July 7 to 6pm on July 8,
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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 4 to reject the third motion of no confidence in the Rossen Zhelyazkov government
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First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
A total of 19 662 first residence permits with a validity of at least three months were issued to third-country
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Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
Bulgaria’s directorate for combating organised crime and the State Agency for National Security carried out a search-and-seizure operation on July
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Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
At a regular meeting on July 2, Bulgaria’s government adopted an update of the national plan for the introduction of
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European Commission approves Bulgaria’s revised 6.17B euro recovery and resilience plan
The European Commission (EC) said on July 2 that it has given a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s modified recovery and resilience
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Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
The 11th edition of the prestigious classical music festival ALLEGRA once again promises to turn the summer in the capital
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Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 2.56 per
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Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186
A total of 186 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first half of 2025, the Interior Ministry
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