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Todor Kapitanov, vice-president of CITUB

Unions ready for strikes if wages in budget sector lag behind inflation

The largest trade union in Bulgaria, CITUB, has threatened protests and strikes if the National Assembly does not fulfill the union's demand for the urgent adoption of the state budget with income policy and compensation for inflation for people..

13.06.23 14:25 |

Cultural institutions including BNR are ready to protest

Structures of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" in the field of culture, the Union of Bulgarian Artists and other professional organizations are ready for protests that would..

06.06.23 08:51 |

On Labour Day there are few reasons for optimism in Bulgaria

May 1 has been marked in Bulgaria as Labour Day since 1945, and after the democratic changes in the country in 1989, trade unions have been playing an increasingly important role – raising awareness of workers’ rights and the most pressing problems..

01.05.23 07:05 |
Plamen Dimitrov

Public anger over prices may turn to disapproval voting at 2 April election, CITUB president says

Officially, the total inflation in Bulgaria for the past two years stands at over 28%, and it has impacted every household in Bulgaria. Against the backdrop of this figure, the trade unions in the country are demanding that all people, whose salaries..

28.03.23 11:10 |
Plamen Dimitrov

Trade unions call for 10% wage rise in budget sector

The largest trade union in Bulgaria, CITUB, has called for a 10% wage rise in the budget sector from July 1, 2023 , in order to compensate for projected inflation. The president of the trade union, Plamen Dimitrov, commented that..

27.03.23 13:38 |

Food prices in Bulgaria continue to rise

The wholesale prices of food have risen in the past week as well, according to the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets. Greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, oranges, rice, cow's cheese, chicken meat, flour are becoming more..

05.03.23 18:05 |

Trade unions insist that Bulgaria’s coal-fired power stations continue operating until 2038

The two largest trade unions in Bulgaria, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the Confederation of Labor "Podkrepa" are to stage a protest today in front of the National Assembly building. The two labor unions are to..

12.01.23 05:05 |

27% of Bulgarians have difficulties paying their utility bills

27% of Bulgarians have difficulties paying their utility bills or report being behind their utility bills, a survey of Eurofound named “The cost-of-living crisis and energy poverty in the EU” show, Bulgaria’s biggest trade union, the Confederation of..

16.11.22 11:52 |

Caretaker cabinet to submit draft budget for 2023 if MPs reach a consensus on a baseline budget

The caretaker cabinet will submit a draft budget for 2023, if the MPs reach a preliminary consensus on a baseline budget, President Rumen Radev said at a meeting with the President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria..

11.11.22 16:24 |

Trade unions stage large-scale protest in Sofia

“There is a need to raise people’s incomes, because their cost of living has increased. End of story!”, contends Dimitar Manolov, President of the Confederation of Labor “Podkrepa”. Bulgaria’s two largest trade unions - the Confederation of Labor..

11.11.22 14:56 |
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