The 2023 state budget with a 3% deficit is feasible and does not "tighten the belts", Finance Minister Assen Vassilev told Nova TV. A total of BGN 250 million (EUR 125 million) has been additionally allocated for salary increases in various sectors, Vassilev said.
In the first quarter of 2025, the average quarterly total income per household member in Bulgaria was BGN 3,271 (€1,672), marking a 15.2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This data comes from the Household Budget Survey by the National..
Bulgaria's main trading partners are Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece and France, which account for 62.5% of exports to EU Member States, according to NSI data. In February, exports of goods from this country to the EU decreased by..
The liberalization of the electricity market for household consumers and their entering the free electricity market, something companies did years ago, is being postponed. At least for now. The reform should have entered into effect on 1..
Due to Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone, the international rating agencies Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings have upgraded the..
The main challenges in introducing the euro in Croatia were the weak economy and poverty of the population. This was said in an interview with the..
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