Bulgaria is among the EU countries whose citizens spend most money on transport, Eurostat data for 2017 show. Bulgaria ranks 5th in the chart, as13.9% of household expenses go for transport. Leader according to this indicator is Slovenia with 16.3%, followed by Lithuania with 16%, Germany - 14.7%, and Luxembourg - 14.4%. At the opposite end of the chart is Slovakia. There, the cost of transport per household is 7.9% of its total budget. In the Czech Republic the level is 10.1%; Belgium - 11.1%, and Romania - 11.2%. Transport is the second biggest cost of EU households after housing. Food and non-alcoholic beverages come third.
A day before the third motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet was due to be voted on, the Velichie party submitted a fourth motion. Today, the National Assembly debated the no-confidence vote proposed by..
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Bulgarian MPs are discussing a third vote of no confidence in the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov, BTA reports. According to the initiators from Vazrazhdane, the cabinet has failed in its financial policy. “The cabinet is..
Security agencies in Bulgaria, DANS (State Agency for National Security) and GDBOP (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime), are carrying out an..
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The Sultanate of Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, will visit Bulgaria from 2 to 4 July 2025 at the invitation of his..
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