The number of foreign tourists coming to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast this summer will plummet by more than 80%, Sega newspaper writes, basing its estimates on the dramatic drop in the number of charter flights from Europe landing in Varna and Bourgas on the Black Sea. Because of the pandemic a great many of the hotels in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts remain closed during the second half of July, while those which are open are filled to no more than 30% of their capacity.
Because of the obligatory negative PCR tests required to cross the border around half a million Bulgarians are giving up their holiday in Greece. The Bulgarian Telegraph newspaper quotes Rumen Draganov, head of the Institute for Analyses and Assessments in Tourism as saying that around 670,000 go to Greece on vacation every year between May and October, but that this year their number is expected to be 150,000.
Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general economic situation in Bulgaria has been improving over the past 12 months, and expectations for the next..
Congressman Joe Wilson, Republican from the state of South Carolina, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Friendship Caucus for Bulgaria, addressed the House of Representatives on Bulgaria. This was announced by the Embassy of Bulgaria in the USA on..
The claims made by North Macedonia’s Premier Hristijan Mickoski, his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski and other responsible figures in Skopje regarding Corridor No. 8 are false and misleading. This was stated by the..
The National Assembly Defence Committee has given the green light for acquiring the German IRIS-T SLM air defense missile system. The bill was adopted..
There is a high probability that this would be the last regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar..
The caretaker government has allowed the Bulgarian military to train Ukrainian soldiers on the territory of NATO member states. The reasoning states that..
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