Bulgaria utilities regulator announces 0.1% electricity price cut
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on July 31 that household electricity prices will be cut by an
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Month: July 2015
For first time, Bulgarians against euro – albeit narrowly
For the first time, a Eurobarometer poll has shown that Bulgarians, formerly in favour of the euro, are now narrowly
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Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 9.6%, matching EU average
Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2015 was 9.6 per cent, the same as the European Union average, according to seasonally-adjusted
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Bulgaria’s circles of coffee, compromises and coalitions
A pattern of apparent collusion between Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in recent votes
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Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee has chosen Beijing as host of the 2022 winter Olympic Games, over Almaty, Kazakhstan, the only
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Bulgarian Parliament passes bill to implement EU bank recovery directive
Bulgarian MPs have passed at second reading a bill implementing the provisions of EU’s the bank recovery and resolution directive,
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President criticises election of Manolova as Ombudsman
The election of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Maya Manolova as national Ombudsman continues to draw sharp criticism, including from head
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Bulgarian-language newspaper, magazine cease publication
Bulgarian-language daily Presa and its sibling magazine Tema are ceasing publication as of July 31, reportedly because of a severe
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New governor of Bulgaria’s central bank to get salary much lower than predecessor
Recently-appointed central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Dimitar Radev will get a monthly salary of 15 368 leva (about 7857
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