Bulgaria ranks 28th among 56 countries in the world in terms of housing price growth in the second quarter of the year, according to data from a consulting company, quoted by Trud newspaper. In the first quarter, this country held the 18th place. For the 6 months since the beginning of 2020, housing prices in Bulgaria have risen by 2.7%.
Turkey is leading with a 25% year-on-year rise in home prices, but at the backdrop of 12% inflation in the country. European countries occupy the first 8 places in the ranking, with the Baltic countries and those from Central and Eastern Europe in the lead after Luxembourg. In terms of rising house prices in individual cities, Sofia ranks 43rd among 150 world cities. The list is topped by Izmir, Ankara and Istanbul.
The Danish Minister for European Affairs, Ms Marie Bjerre, is visiting Bulgaria and the region ahead of Denmark's upcoming EU Presidency, which begins in July. During her visit, Ms Bjerre and Ms Nevena Lazarova, the Deputy Minister of Economy,..
Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov will will be guest at the International Book Fair in Prague on 16 May at 5 p.m., as announced by the Zhanet 45 publishing house. He will present his novel Time Shelter , published in the Czech Republic as..
Employees of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Bulgarian National Television (BNT), and the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) staged a protest today , demanding fair and dignified pay. Journalists, editors, camera operators, directors, technicians,..
A protest under the slogan "Decent work - decent remuneration! There is no economy without transport!" stopped the operation of all..
The protest of the workers in Sofia's public transport, which has blocked the capital since the morning, is still ongoing , the chairman of the..
The idea of a referendum on the euro is supported by 63.3% of Bulgarians and 35.3% are "against". This is shown by an independent poll by the Myara..
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