The Economist’s “The World in 2018” annual look-ahead forum took place in Sofia, within the bounds of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
At the forum, held in Sofia for the first time, Lilyana Pavlova, Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union pointed out that Bulgaria is second in the world in the number of mineral springs after Iceland with 200 different kinds of mineral water, third in Europe in historical artifacts after Italy and Greece, first in lavender oil and rose oil exports, and is one of the most stable European countries with an economic growth rate of almost 4 percent, external debt of 26 percent in relation to the GDP with a downward trend, inflation of 1.3 percent and unemployment of 6 percent. Addressing the participants, Minister Pavlova stated that Bulgaria was proud of its alphabet and that during the rotating Presidency the Cyrillic alphabet would be used.
Over the next 24 hours the weather will continue cloudy, with rain mostly in the Southwestern half of the country and sleet in high plains. The precipitation over Mounts Rila and the Rhodopes will be considerable. There will be a moderate, in..
The Bulgarian Food Bank’s Kilogram of Kindness food drive, is collecting food for the needy for the 12th consecutive time. Four to seven tons of food with a longer shelf lifeis expected to be collected – such as rice, lentils,..
A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common currency, the euro, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%). In Bulgaria,..
The average gross annual salary in Bulgaria in 2023 is 24,485 BGN (EUR 12,519) which is an increase of 15.3% compared to 2022, according to data from..
On Friday, cloudy weather will prevail over the country. The wind will be oriented from the northwest, will strengthen and in the Danube Plain its speed..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for..
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