Starting March 31, employers can apply for state compensation to be used for retaining staff, Minister of Social Affairs Denitsa Sacheva has announced. Approval will be awaited for 7 days, after which assistance will be received within 5 more days, Minister Sacheva said. In order to benefit from the aid, companies must prove that they have at least a 20% drop in revenue. If the employer did not fully pay 40% of salaries owed to its employees, they will have to give back the state subsidy of 60% of staff salaries. 213,700 are those unemployed in Bulgaria, and since the beginning of the crisis, 10,000 more have been registered with the labor offices.
Bulgarians value democracy, human rights, the rule of law and the standard of living in the EU, according to Eurobarometer data presented on July 26 by the European Commission, BTA reports. When asked what are the strengths of the..
October 9 is the deadline for applications for research residencies for literary translators from Bulgarian under the Archipelagos project, the Next Page Foundation announced. The residencies will take place at the House for..
The University of National and World Economy is the only economic one among the four Bulgarian universities present in the prestigious ranking of European universities QS World University Rankings, the press center of the educational..
A fire broke out in a fireworks warehouse complex between the town of Elin Pelin and the village of Gara Elin Pelin near Sofia, the BTA news agency..
The man injured in the explosions at a fireworks warehouse near the village of Elin Pelin has died. The doctors did everything they could, condolences to..
Bulgaria's Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov has signed two important international documents, thanks to which Bulgaria will cooperate with Australia, as..
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