Despite the government’s emergency measures for financial support in a number of sectors, the economic and social consequences of the coronavirus crisis are already visible at employment offices, judging by the fact that queues have formed in front of them.
Iztok employment office in Sofia, which is in charge of 250,000 people who are actively involved in the work process, has registered a 50% increase in the number of unemployment declarations submitted over the past few days. According to Employment Agency data 12,660 people have been registered during the week, 10,000 of whom point to COVID-19 as the reason why they were laid off.
According to Eurostat data, in February the unemployment rate in Bulgaria stood at 4.1% for the second month running. Such an unemployment rate placed the country in 9th position among the EU member countries with the lowest unemployment levels.
Wednesday will be sunny until noon, when clouds will move in from the northwest, bringing short, intense showers and thunderstorms. The risk of hail remains high. Lows will be between 17 and 22°C, 17°C in Sofia. Highs will be in the 30-35°C range, 30°C..
In the town of Aksakovo, in the region of Varna, Bulgaria's first all-female bagpipe group was created. This was announced by Nikola Georgiev, head of the "Trakia" bagpipe school. The girls debuted with a video clip on the Internet with a..
For the first time, the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island will study in detail the pulsations in the Earth's ionosphere caused by solar storms and the activity of the solar corona. This is envisaged in the first Bulgarian polar..
There are no active wildfires on the territory of Bulgaria, said caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev at the start of the government meeting...
Bulgarians drive more than their Balkan neighbours, averaging more than 21 000 km per year, according to a survey by CarVertical , reported by BGNES...
On Thursday , a cold front with clouds and precipitation will pass over the country. There will be short-term intense rainfalls with..
+359 2 9336 661