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The municipal councils in Kozloduy and Krivodol have become the first in Bulgaria to implement dual pricing for municipa...
14/02/2025

The municipal councils in Kozloduy and Krivodol have become the first in Bulgaria to implement dual pricing for municipal services, taxes, and fees.

The municipal councils in Kozloduy and Krivodol have become the first in Bulgaria to implement dual pricing for municipal services, taxes, and fees. Following the Euro Adoption Act, which took effect in August 2024, the two municipalities have updated 15 ordinances to reflect prices in both leva and...

Commenting on boycott of supermarket chains by consumers over high food prices, GERB leader said: "We are in favour of m...
14/02/2025

Commenting on boycott of supermarket chains by consumers over high food prices, GERB leader said: "We are in favour of market economy, the market sets the prices, everyone has the right to do whatever boycotts they want."

"We are in favour of market economy, the market sets the prices, everyone has the right to do whatever boycotts they want," GERB leader Borissov commented.

A total of 12,250 applications for protection were submitted to the State Agency for Refugees (SAR) in 2024, according t...
14/02/2025

A total of 12,250 applications for protection were submitted to the State Agency for Refugees (SAR) in 2024, according to the National Preventive Mechanism’s (NPM) annual report to the Ombudsman.

A total of 12,250 applications for protection were submitted to the State Agency for Refugees (SAR) in 2024, according to the National Preventive Mechanism’s (NPM) annual report to the Ombudsman, announced on Tuesday.

Fresh data show that the transit of gas via Bulgaria's TurkStream-BalkanStream pipeline in January has reached a histori...
14/02/2025

Fresh data show that the transit of gas via Bulgaria's TurkStream-BalkanStream pipeline in January has reached a historic high, after Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas via its territory.

Russian gas flow via Bulgarian pipeline surges 26.7% year-on-year.

A Belarusian company supplied trolleybuses as part of a European project to improve air quality in the Vratsa municipali...
12/02/2025

A Belarusian company supplied trolleybuses as part of a European project to improve air quality in the Vratsa municipality, but the public procurement contract has now become subject of a fraud investigation by European Public Prosecutor's Office - EPPO.

The Belarusian state-owned company has been hit with EU sanctions following the Ukraine invasion.

On Tuesday, the parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation unanimously adopted on first reading the bill ...
12/02/2025

On Tuesday, the parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation unanimously adopted on first reading the bill amending the To***co and To***co Products Act.

On Tuesday, the parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation unanimously adopted on first reading the bill amending the To***co and To***co Products Act, introduced and presented by Parliamentary Health Committee Chair Kostadin Angelov of GERB-UDF on February 7, 2025.

The calls for a boycott in Bulgaria come at a time when consumer food inflation seems to be contained and the country is...
11/02/2025

The calls for a boycott in Bulgaria come at a time when consumer food inflation seems to be contained and the country is inches away from meeting the price stability criterion for joining the euro zone.

The calls for a boycott in Bulgaria come at a time when consumer food inflation seems to be contained - the National Statistical Institute (NSI) registered a decrease in inflation for December and this country is inches away from meeting the price stability criterion for joining the euro zone, Nikol...

State-owned power utility NEK intends to add a 10 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) by the end of the year to its...
11/02/2025

State-owned power utility NEK intends to add a 10 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) by the end of the year to its recently reconstructed Vacha 1 hydropower plant.

In addition to a 10 MWh pilot project at Vacha 1, NEK plans to add battery energy storage systems (BESS) to four other hydropower plants.

Employees at the National Statistical Institute have received emails threatening them and their families before the rele...
11/02/2025

Employees at the National Statistical Institute have received emails threatening them and their families before the release of key data related to the country’s entry into the eurozone.

Party accuses stats agency of rigging inflation data for Eurozone entry.

The value of Bulgaria’s imports from Russia in 2024 added up to 1159. million leva, down from 6535.4 million in 2023, a ...
11/02/2025

The value of Bulgaria’s imports from Russia in 2024 added up to 1159. million leva, down from 6535.4 million in 2023, a decrease of 82.3 per cent.

The value of Bulgaria’s imports from Russia in 2024 added up to 1159. million leva, down from 6535.4 million in 2023, a decrease of 82.3 per cent, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) sai…

Bulgaria expects €500 million in revenue from military aid to Ukraine over the past three years, after Kyiv's biggest do...
07/02/2025

Bulgaria expects €500 million in revenue from military aid to Ukraine over the past three years, after Kyiv's biggest donors agreed to compensate Sofia generously.

The government announced it had received €174m from Denmark as part of two Ukranian military aid contracts.

“MRF-New Beginning will vote against all regulators,” said Delyan Peevski, leader of the party and chairman of its parli...
06/02/2025

“MRF-New Beginning will vote against all regulators,” said Delyan Peevski, leader of the party and chairman of its parliamentary group, speaking to journalists in Parliament on Thursday.

“MRF-New Beginning" will vote against all regulators,” said Delyan Peevski, leader of the party and chairman of its parliamentary group, speaking to journalists in Parliament on Thursday. He responded to statements from representatives of Continue

Parliament voted overwhelmingly on February 5 to reject a bill on “foreign agents” tabled by pro-Kremlin minority party ...
06/02/2025

Parliament voted overwhelmingly on February 5 to reject a bill on “foreign agents” tabled by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane, the fifth time the legislature has rejected the bill.

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on February 5 to reject a bill on “foreign agents” tabled by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane, the fifth time the legislature has rejected the…

A Bulgarian judge, member of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), made disturbing revelations at a conference...
06/02/2025

A Bulgarian judge, member of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), made disturbing revelations at a conference in Sofia on Tuesday, suggesting that the administration was putting obstacles in the way of investigations.

Allegations that several witnesses have been fired because they cooperated with the European prosecutor.

The newly elected government in Sofia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone in 2026...
05/02/2025

The newly elected government in Sofia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone in 2026 and promised to keep a tight lid on budget spending.

Bulgarian PM set the 2025 budget deficit at max 3% to meet Maastricht criteria, easing fears of a 7-8% deficit.

The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border beg...
04/02/2025

The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border began on February 3, a move linked to Bulgaria’s full integration into the Schengen visa zone.

The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria – at the Bulgarian-Turkish border began on February 3, in a move linked…

Serbia's oil and gas group NIS, controlled by Russia's Gazprom, said it is considering withdrawing from Bulgaria and Rom...
04/02/2025

Serbia's oil and gas group NIS, controlled by Russia's Gazprom, said it is considering withdrawing from Bulgaria and Romania due to challenges its operations face in these markets.

Serbia's oil and gas group NIS [BEL:NIIS] controlled by Russia's Gazprom sa

Bulgaria – a country known for its hardship when it comes to corruption and anti-West narratives – has enough reasons to...
03/02/2025

Bulgaria – a country known for its hardship when it comes to corruption and anti-West narratives – has enough reasons to have a protest movement but right now it is staying distant from the tendency in other Balkan countries.

As various capitals in Eastern Europe are gripped by demonstrations, reformists in Bulgaria – a country with a tradition of protests – seem apathetic following years of political logjam and the return of the “system” parties.

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