565,000 Bulgarians travelled abroad in June 2016, or 20.7 percent up on June 2015, the National Statistical Institute has announced. The increase is biggest in the number of Bulgarian nationals travelling to Austria – 99.2 percent, Germany – 50.8 percent and Romania – 23.3 percent. At the same time visits to Russia have dropped by 6.3 percent, to Turkey by 2 percent and to France by 1.6 percent. In June a total of 1,355,000 foreign nationals visited Bulgaria, 19.5 percent more than in June 2015, with EU citizens accounting for 61.4 percent of visits or 27.5 percent more than in June 2015. There is an 11.5 percent increase in the number of visits from countries outside the EU, the growth rate being highest for Ukraine – 21.9 percent.
1,300 refugees in Bulgaria will be trained under the Caritas project "Bulgarian language for people from all over the world". In an interview with BNR, the project's coordinator, Maria Teoharova, pointed out that the project is aimed at refugees who..
The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association and the Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors have raised concerns that the prices of basic food products in Bulgaria are higher than in Austria and Germany, where the standard of living is..
The emergency renovation of Graf Ignatievo Airport will cost just over EUR 110 million excluding VAT. The repair contracts have been awarded to four companies, which the Ministry of Defense announced publicly, with their selection being an exception..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
94% of workers in Bulgaria are dissatisfied with their salary, shows a survey conducted by Podkrepa Confederation of Labor. 91% of the respondents in..
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