A report of the European Central Bank, published on Tuesday, reads that none out of seven countries that want to join the euro area, including Bulgaria, actually meets all the criteria for joining the single currency community. The authors point out that in general the economies of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden are on sound footing, but their national laws are not in accordance with the standards of the ECB. The report shows that it would take time before the euro zone, which currently includes 19 members, expands.
Members of Parliament have approved the confiscation of assets obtained through criminal activity, even when such assets are held or possessed by third parties acting in bad faith. The amendment to the Penal Code was adopted at its second and final..
The fire situation in the country remains complex, so the political debate about it should be constructive, not destructive. This was what Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said at the beginning of the government meeting. He thanked..
The information campaign for the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria is late, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has told BNT. “This is a big change and people are afraid of the change,” he added. Asked about market prices,..
The 122 nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie uprising will be marked on 2 August in the locality Predela with a flower and..
In the village of Slaveyno near Smolyan, the Union of Thracian Societies in Bulgaria is organizing a National Gathering-Pilgrimage on August 2 and 3. The..
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