At an extraordinary meeting, the Bulgarian government has approved a no-interest loan program to protect people deprived of the opportunity to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed by the Bulgarian Development Bank, the program will be backed by 100 million euros (BGN 200 million). Anyone eligible for applying will be able to receive a loan of up to 2 250 euros with a repayment period of up to 5 years and a grace period of 6 to a maximum of 24 months.
A fifth boycott of large retail chains has been announced for today. The organizers also called on citizens to refrain from using banking services. The initiators state that the boycott will continue until effective measures are taken to..
Hundreds of citizens protested last night in central Sofia and other major cities, expressing support for rule of law and free and fair elections. The protest was mottoed ''Who Blocked the Constitution''. ''In a criminal symbiosis, the state-owned..
Staff shortages are worsening as more hotels and restaurants open in coastal resorts and staff demand better conditions and pay, according to Pavlin Kossev, chairman of the Varna branch of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association. This is..
Vazrazhdane party has sent a formal request to President Rumen Radev to call a referendum on keeping the Bulgarian Lev , the party’s leader Kostadin..
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has decided to hand the tally sheets, in paper form, from the election, provided by the Constitutional Court, as..
The Bulgarian military contingent, which successfully returned from a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, was welcomed with a ceremonial ritual in the..
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