Holidays and books are the most preferred presents in Bulgaria for Christmas, an online survey held in November by the Consultancy House for Marketing Research and Analyses Progress Consult shows. 43.2% of the surveyed Bulgarians prefer a holiday for their Christmas present and 28.9% would like to receive books for Christmas. 21.9% of the polled citizens said they would love to receive a mobile phone for Christmas, 5% would like to receive a tablet and 4.3% would like to receive smart watch for Christmas. Meanwhile, clothes and shoes (52.7%), toys (45.1%) and cosmetics (40.9%) are the most popular presents in the recent years. 64.2% of the surveyed nationals said that this year they would make presents to their partners, 63.7% would make presents to their children and 62.7% would buy presents for their parents. Just under one-third of the surveyed Bulgarians (29.9%) would buy presents for their friends. 54.1% of the people answered that they would buy presents from shops and online.
The ruling GERB party claimed that employers are in favour of a higher VAT rate, but employer organisations denied this, insisting that no such proposal had ever been made. This clarification followed a meeting between GERB leader Boyko Borissov..
Ninety participants representing 57 Bulgarian folklore ensembles from across Europe and North America gathered in Sofia for their fourth Creative Meeting and Seminar. The event was highly constructive, featuring useful workshops and guest lecturers...
The European Commission has disbursed €438.6 million to Bulgaria as part of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). On 3 October 2025, the Commission partially approved the payment, stating that Bulgaria "still needs to..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 4 to 9°C across the country, reaching around 2°C in Sofia. The wind will ease and fog will settle in..
The amount of the average social security income for the country for September 2025 is 962.25 EUR and the amount of the average monthly social security..
Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Zhecho Stankov, has reassured citizens and businesses that the country’s fuel supplies are sufficient to last for an extended..
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