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Bulgaria’s retail trade volume in January 2026 up 3.9% y/y

The total retail trade volume in Bulgaria in January 2026 – the month that the country adopted the euro as its currency – was 3.9 per cent higher than in January 2025, according to figures posted ...
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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM meets EU, UK, Swiss ambassadors

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov held a working meeting with the ambassadors of the European Union member states, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, as well as with the ...
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Brussels Airport: No departing flights on March 12

Due to the “national manifestation” on March 12 in which part of Brussels Airport’s staff of the security and handling ...
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Alpha Research poll: Radev’s coalition 32.6%, GERB-UDF 19.7%

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, ex-president Roumen Radev’s political project would get 32.6 per cent from those who intend to vote, with Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF ...
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Caretaker Interior Minister fires more police chiefs ahead of parliamentary elections

Caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev has dismissed more chiefs of police directorates ahead of Bulgaria’s April 19 early ...
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Iran’s launch of a missile against Türkiye a dangerous escalation

Iran’s launch of a missile against Türkiye is a dangerous escalation, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov ...
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Regional Development Minister resigns

Caretaker Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Angelina Boneva has submitted her Andrey Gyurov, head of Bulgaria ...
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Energy Ministry: Bulgaria has imported liquefied natural gas at pre-crisis prices

Bulgaria has imported a quantity of liquefied natural gas at prices agreed before the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, caretaker Energy Minister Traycho Traykov has informed caretaker ...
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister calls for urgent meeting of government security council on Middle East

The Defence Ministry is carrying out on March 4 a new comprehensive analysis of the risks and threats from the conflict in the Middle East, according to caretaker minister Atanas Zapryanov, who ...
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Another record year for EU tourism in 2025, Eurostat says

The year 2025 was another record-setting one for EU tourism, with nearly 3.1 billion nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments across the EU. This reflects ...
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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2026 was 3.1%

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2026 was 3.1 per cent, down from 3.2 per cent in December 2025 and from 3.6 per cent in January 2025, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on March 4, ...
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Caretaker PM: Bulgaria’s fuel supplies are uninterrupted, no need to bring in new supplies at higher prices

Bulgaria receives oil and fuels from destinations not affected by the hostilities in the Middle East and currently new supplies at higher prices are not needed, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei ...