On June 5, 2020, the 6th meeting of the Board of Directors of International Investment Bank took place. The delegations of IIB member states discussed preliminary results of […]
Category: Europe
Bulgarian Farmers Will Get Over EUR 2 Million To Overcome The Consequences Of The Pandemic
In 2020, Bulgaria’s State Fund Agriculture is to distribute over EUR 2 million under the de minimis scheme to help the Bulgarian farmers sell their […]
Pan-European Decision: If Borders Are Opened To Third Countries, It Wouldn’t Be Before 1 July
The government extended the emergency epidemic situation by 15 days, until the end of June. Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev commented that all of the […]
Bulgarian Government Increases The Capital Of The Fund of Funds
At today’s regular meeting, the government approved changes to the budget of the Ministry of Finance for 2020 to increase the capital of the Fund […]
World Bank: Bulgarian Economy To Decline 6.2% For 2020 And Growth Of 4.3% In 2021
The coronavirus crisis will shrink the global gross domestic product by 5.2% in 2020. For the Bulgarian economy, the forecast is a decline of 6.2% […]
Wizz Air With Two New Routes: Sofia – Frankfurt And Varna – Prague
Wizz Air announced today two new routes: Sofia – Frankfurt and Varna – Prague. Starting on July 17, 2020, the new two Wizz Air services […]
Vasil Bozhkov Plans to Return to Bulgaria
Bulgarian prosecutors call Vasil Bozhkov the nation’s most dangerous man. Now the fugitive gambling tycoon is planning to return home to exonerate himself by toppling […]
Vincent Stephanopoli, BalkanSat: The COVID-19 Crisis Proves That Telecommunications And 5G Are Crucial
The COVID-19 crisis proves that telecommunications are crucial and satellite systems are very efficient, said Vincent Stephanopoli, CEO of BalkanSat, during the online workshop for start-ups “Stay safe, stay smart”, […]
Bulgargaz Will Reimburse Customers Due To Cheaper Gas
The price of natural gas is 53% lower today compared to a year ago, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at an extraordinary government meeting. At […]
25% Of All Farmers Attempted Fraud When Applying For Support Schemes In Bulgaria Last Year
Almost a quarter of farmers who applied for subsidies under thе support scheme last year did not receive the money due to attempted fraud. This […]