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The bank will pay back Bulgaria's contribution in rising yearly instalments, and lawmakers still have to vote on the ratification in the full chamber.
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Electricity for delivery on October 2 will cost €138.63 per megawatt-hour on average, excluding VAT, up 2.8% from today, according to data from the…
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Production facilities are being kept running and the initial risk of a cash crunch has passed, says Simeonov, the special manager of Lukoil Neftohim…
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An upgraded National Health Control System goes live on October 1, the health ministry says, covering more than 1,800 inspectors across 28 regions.
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Bulgaria had the second-lowest unemployment rate in the eurozone and the fifth-lowest in the EU in August, Eurostat estimates show.
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Home prices in Bulgaria rose 15.5% in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, the second-biggest increase in the EU, Eurostat data show.
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Consumer prices in Bulgaria fell 0.3% last month compared with August, the National Statistical Institute said in a flash estimate. On a yearly…
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Up to 800 gambling halls could shut and up to 20,000 people could lose their jobs if changes to the gambling law pass as they now stand, SOHIDB has…
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The state will collect more money from six sectors to shrink its huge deficit, instead of raising taxes on households, deputy prime minister Atanas…
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Wind farms supplied 21.2% of Europe's electricity over the past 24 hours, according to the latest daily bulletin from the WindEurope Power platform.
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Plans include a one-off tax on windfall profits at banks and retail chains, cuts at the interior ministry, and an end to funding for projects that…
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Eurozone inflation will stay above the ECB's 2% target even in 2028, and the risk of a fresh rise hasn't gone away, ECB executive board member Isabel…
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Bulgaria produced 9,555.9 tonnes of rose petals this year, up from 6,607.8 tonnes in 2025, agriculture minister Plamen Abrovski said.
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Chains taking part in the "Basket of Care" scheme are asking small producers to cut their prices to cover the discounts, according to complaints the…
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Almost 2,000 more students graduated in the 2025/2026 academic year than the year before, figures from the National Statistical Institute show.
