Former Deputy Minister of Justice Desislava Ahladova has been chosen as Danail Kirilov’s successor. Parliament accepted his resignation. Although he said he had only decided […]
Category: Politics & Elections
Housing in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia Rose By 49% Within Four Years
Housing in Sofia rose by 48.6% in four years. This ranks the capital in first place among the major cities in the ranking of property prices. The prices […]
Bulgarian Energy Holding: BGN 50 Million Loan For Mini Maritsa Iztok
For the normal operation of Mini Maritza Iztok, the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) will provide a long-term loan of BGN 50 million. An additional BGN […]
OLAF: Romania Ranks First In Fraud Cases With EU Funds, Bulgaria Is Fifth
Romania is the country where the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) concluded the most numerous number of investigations on EU fund embezzlement last year. More than 10% of the […]
Bulgarian MPs Increase Minimum Unemployment Benefit
The minimum unemployment benefit will increase from BGN 9 to BGN 12 from October 1 for a period of 4 months. This is provided by amendments to […]
Bulgaria-North Macedonia Historical Disputes Remain Unresolved
North Macedonia’s Premier Zoran Zaev always speaks with great optimism and great hope. I hope that he is honest, but to this day, there are almost no […]
Poll: Business Sentiment In Bulgaria Improved Fractionally In August 2020
A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NS) has found that business sentiment in the country improved marginally in August 2020, compared with […]
Bulgarian Parliament Adopted At First Reading The Changes In The Electoral Code
With 98 votes in favor from GERB and the United Patriots, 72 – against, and no abstentions, the parliament has adopted at first reading the draft bill of GERB for changes […]
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister: BGN 200 Million Distributed To Businesses And People In Anti-Crisis Measures
More than BGN 200 million of the anti-crisis package of the Ministry of Economy has been distributed to businesses and people as of September 4, the ministry […]
Council of Europe: Bulgarian Authorities To Punish Journalists’ Attackers
Criticism and appeal from the Council of Europe. The reason – signals of violence against journalists during yesterday’s protests. During the 56th day of demonstrations, […]