In the second trimester of 2017 house prices in the EU (and in particular in the Eurozone) saw the biggest increase in the past 10 years. In Bulgaria the increase of house prices during that period was twice bigger than the EU average, data of Eurostat show. Thus, Bulgaria placed among the five EU countries with biggest increase of real estate prices in the second quarter of 2017. House prices in Bulgaria increased with 8.6% year on year, prices in the Czech Republic saw 13.3% increase, prices in Ireland went up by 10.3%, in Lithuania by 10.2% and Latvia-by 9.6% year on year.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has long been involved in the political life of the country, and now he wants to take on the role of opposition leader. This was stated by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova in Targovishte. "After nearly four..
In 2024, the poverty line in the country was €375 per month on average per person in a household. A total of 1,401,300 people, or 21.7% of the population, were living below the poverty line , according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI)...
A protest has been organised on social media demanding the resignation of Education Minister Krasimir Valchev and the cancellation of the Ministry of Education and Science's plan to introduce a compulsory subject called "Religion and Virtue" in schools,..
In 2024, Bulgaria spent USD 2.208 billion (3.964 billion BGN), or 2.04% of its GDP, on defense, reads the annual report of NATO Secretary General Mark..
On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will take over the presidency of the Danube Strategy for the second time (after 2018) . This is happening at a..
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have admitted to mistakenly firing on a UN facility in central Gaza in March, killing an UN staffer, reported BTA...
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