The most pessimistic Christmas in decades is approaching - 54% of the respondents say they await 2021 with fear, 5% expect an improvement and 31% say things will continue as they are now, the latest survey by Mediana social studies agency shows.
The corona-crisis has had a dire economic effect. More than 40% state their incomes have dropped dramatically, 21% - that they are already on the brink of poverty, 12% have lost their jobs, and 19% have had their paychecks cut. In December 2020 the government gets the poorest marks – 3.22 out of 6.
Vaccination against Covid-19 is going to encounter serious problems. Only 20% state they are firmly in favour of vaccination, 37% are hesitant, and 43% are against, BNR’s Horizont channel reports.
3,314 foreign students are studying in Plovdiv. The largest share are foreign students studying to become doctors and dentists at the Medical University – 2,577. They are from 68 countries, with the largest number coming from UK,..
The news and concerts broadcast by the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) are the most listened to by the audience. This is indicated by a representative study by "Alpha Research" commissioned by the Council for Electronic Media and..
In the first quarter of 2025, GDP grew by 3.1% compared to the first quarter of 2024 and by 0.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the National Statistical Institute announced. Converted into euros, GDP is 23.324 billion..
The balances in all bank accounts in Bulgarian levs will be automatically converted to euros from the date of the country's accession to the eurozone at..
At an official ceremony held in Kazanlak, Maria Shamburova was solemnly crowned as the town’s 57th Rose Queen. The coronation show of the Rose..
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