The Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said in an exclusive interview with the Bulgarian National Radio that the regular report of the Commission for the so-called European Semester containing recommendations for Bulgaria has..
Bulgaria is the only country of the EU which is complying with the budget deficit criterion, said Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission. Despite the strong economic growth and low unemployment rate Bulgaria is..
The European Commission is sending Bulgaria a letter of formal notice over the discriminatory measures the country is imposing on retail traders, obligating them to give preferential treatment to local foods. According to the EC, forcing..
The European Commission has approved a EUR 88 million scheme to support Bulgarian micro and small companies in the context of the coronavirus outbreak . The scheme will be co-financed the European Regional Development Fund with EUR 75..
Sofia is in 7 th position out of 18 cities in the European Commission’s European green capital competition. Sofia comes first in the categories “air quality” and “integrated management”. The Bulgarian capital city performed well in the..
The grant scheme aimed at providing gratuitous financial assistance to tens of thousands of small and micro companies in Bulgaria to the tune of EUR 1,500-EUR 5,000 has not started yet due to the delay of the expected permission from the European..
The unemployment rate in Bulgaria is expected to jump to 7% in 2020, after having reached historic lows of 4.2% in 2019, the economic forecast of the European Commission shows. Job losses are set to be most pronounced in the services sector (retail..
The Bulgarian Fund of Funds has received approval from the European Commission to ease the conditions for using financial instruments to support the most vulnerable segment of the country's economy - small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups ...
The European Commission has announced that Bulgaria will be temporarily exempt from part of the restrictions imposed on the operation of carriers. The decision is in response to Bulgaria's request to be given more flexibility in terms of driving time,..
The European Commission has received the signal sent by the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union regarding the case with the union chairperson, Asena Stoimenova, who was accused of instilling panic in interviews given for Bulgarian public media outlets. The..
