EUR 648 per month is the net income a working person needs to cover the cost of living, according to the Institute for Social and Trade Union Research of the Confederation of Independent Trade Union (CITUB). In June, a family of three – two..
The United States announced an additional USD 6.8 million in humanitarian assistance to support displaced Ukrainians in Bulgaria. The funding will be used to guarantee basic necessities, shelter, health care, and other essential assistance to those..
The annual inflation rate for May 2022 compared to May 2021 is 15.6%, National Statistical Institute data published today show. The monthly inflation rate – May compared to April 2022 – is 1.2%. The steepest monthly price rise is of..
One of the symbols of the Bulgarian town of Gorna Oryahovitsa is the Gorno oryahovski sudzhuk - a traditional local dried sausage that has been a trademark of quality and authenticity for more than two centuries. "Gornooryahovski..
There will be no food crisis, Plamen Abrovski, chairman of the parliamentary committee on agriculture, told the BNR. It clarified that the purchase of grain announced by the government has not started yet. "We need such a strategic grain reserve...
The annual inflation rate in Bulgaria accelerated to 6.3% in November, as the last time similar levels were observed in this country was in early 2009. The difference is that then there was a process of disinflation after a period of a double-digit..
The tripartite cooperation council did not reach accord on extending the differentiated VAT rate until the end of the pandemic. The caretaker cabinet wants the tax to be 9% for food and non-alcoholic beverages served at eating and drinking..
Between December 17 and 26, Plovdiv’s Kapana Creative District will host the traditional Kapana Fest bazaar. Earlier, however, the festival’s fans from Sofia have the opportunity to feel the Christmas spirit of Kapana district without leaving..
The lives of world-famous chefs Gianfranco Chiarini and Anna Chiarini include frequent trips to countless destinations. They have visited 114 countries, where they helped local entrepreneurs start their own business and turned their..
In the first 6 months of 2021 the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency stopped 1,546 tons of food imported from third countries from reaching the markets of Bulgaria and the EU. In 2020 the quantities were 2,100 tons. Among foods of non-animal origin,..
