The Bulgarian National Assembly has started discussions on the draft state budget for 2016. Summing up its main parameters before the budget and economic committees of the parliament, Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov pointed out that the expected true GDP growth next year would be close to the average European levels and is planned to reach some 2.1 percent. The government also expects deficit reduction from a level of 3.1 percent to 2.1 percent. The current income policy will be preserved, it was reported. It envisages a rise of the minimum monthly salary to 210 euro, starting January 1, 2016, the Finance Minister added.
The Chairman of the Security Services Control Committee, Atanas Atanasov, has summoned its members to a meeting today. A day after the official "yes" to Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone on January 1, 2026, the MPs will hear the..
On Thursday, the lowest temperatures will be between 11 and 19°C. In Sofia it will be 13°C. During the day the cloudiness will be variable, decreasing to sunny over many areas. There will be short showers only in the mountains of..
On Friday, the National Assembly will vote on a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov over ''failures in environmental and water policy''. The fourth no-confidence motion against the current government was tabled..
The ministers of agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania have signed a joint declaration concerning the agricultural aspects of..
Bulgaria reacted swiftly to a forest fire near the town of Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia, which is located near the Bulgarian -North Macedonian border...
The Chairman of the Security Services Control Committee, Atanas Atanasov, has summoned its members to a meeting today. A day after..
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