# Bulgaria tourist overnight stays drop 1.7% in first half of 2026

Bulgaria recorded a 1.7% decline in tourist overnight stays during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.

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Eurostat reported on 2026-09-01 that tourist overnight stays in Bulgaria for the first half of 2026 totaled 9,689,752, a decrease of 165,722 stays or 1.7% compared to the same period in 2025. [^1]

The CSSF, Luxembourg's financial market regulator, refused to renew the validity of a prospectus that allowed Israel Bonds to be sold in the European Union. [^2]

On September 2, gasoline prices in the Netherlands reached a historic high of 2.666 euros per liter. [^3]

Eurostat, the European Union, and the Eurozone released producer price index data for July. [^4]

Eurostat released a preliminary assessment on September 3 stating that industrial producer prices in the eurozone rose by 5.8% year-on-year in July, accelerating from 4.6% in the previous month. [^5]

Eurostat reported on 2026-09-01 that Cyprus and Romania recorded the largest declines in overnight stays, with decreases of -7.7% and -6.7% respectively during the first half of 2026. [^6]

Israel's ability to raise funds from investors in the European Union through these specific bonds has ended following the refusal. [^7]

The validity of the prospectus approved by the CSSF the previous year expired on August 31. [^8]

Fuel prices in the Netherlands surged due to the war in Iran that began in late February and ongoing shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. [^9]

In May, fuel and lubricant prices across the European Union increased by an average of 20.7 percent. [^10]

At the European Union level, producer prices registered an annual increase of 5.6%. [^11]

Energy prices in the eurozone increased by 12.9% year-on-year, contributing significantly to the overall rise in producer prices. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. Eurostat reported on 2026-09-01 that tourist overnight stays in Bulgaria for the first half of 2026 totaled 9,689,752, a decrease of 165,722 stays or 1.7% compared to the same period in 2025. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
2. The CSSF, Luxembourg's financial market regulator, refused to renew the validity of a prospectus that allowed Israel Bonds to be sold in the European Union. (Ekonomim, News)
3. On September 2, gasoline prices in the Netherlands reached a historic high of 2.666 euros per liter. (Lenta.ru, News)
4. Eurostat, the European Union, and the Eurozone released producer price index data for July. (Ekonomim, News)
5. Eurostat released a preliminary assessment on September 3 stating that industrial producer prices in the eurozone rose by 5.8% year-on-year in July, accelerating from 4.6% in the previous month. (Nezavisne novine, News)
6. Eurostat reported on 2026-09-01 that Cyprus and Romania recorded the largest declines in overnight stays, with decreases of -7.7% and -6.7% respectively during the first half of 2026. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
7. Israel's ability to raise funds from investors in the European Union through these specific bonds has ended following the refusal. (Ekonomim, News)
8. The validity of the prospectus approved by the CSSF the previous year expired on August 31. (Ekonomim, News)
9. Fuel prices in the Netherlands surged due to the war in Iran that began in late February and ongoing shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. (Lenta.ru, News)
10. In May, fuel and lubricant prices across the European Union increased by an average of 20.7 percent. (Lenta.ru, News)
11. At the European Union level, producer prices registered an annual increase of 5.6%. (Nezavisne novine, News)
12. Energy prices in the eurozone increased by 12.9% year-on-year, contributing significantly to the overall rise in producer prices. (Nezavisne novine, News)

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