A working group comprising representatives of employers, trade unions and government experts is discussing the proposals of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy for introducing a new mechanism to determine the minimum wage. This is happening a day before the deadline for implementing the Directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union.
The delay in implementing the new rules could lead to an infringement procedure against Bulgaria by Brussels. The ministry's proposals, framed as changes to the Labor Code, have been strongly opposed by the trade unions, unlike the employers who support them. The employers have challenged the current formula for determining the minimum wage in the country before the Supreme Administrative Court. To avoid the infringement procedure, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy proposes that the changes come into effect as of October 15 this year.
A Taiwanese technology giant is negotiating to build a large production facility on the territory of the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, announced caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen Karadimov. He was briefed with the progress of the..
A Japanese-Bulgarian business forum is being held in Sofia, organized jointly by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO ) and the Bulgaria Invest Agency . "I am leading a delegation of a hundred people, a fact that speaks volumes about..
EU energy ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the energy sector's contribution to the EU's competitiveness, wholesale electricity prices and winter preparedness. At the request of Greece, supported by Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia,..
Acceleration of inflation to 1.1% in October compared to the previous month was registered by the National Statistical Institute. On an..
Bulgaria’s industry is being transformed in the direction of high added value productions, reads an analysis by the Institute for Market Economics...
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