New tax rules for multinational companies operating in EU have come into effect
New EU rules came into effect on January 1 2024 introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15 per
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria January-November 2023 Budget deficit at 980.3M leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 980.3 million leva in the first 11 months of last
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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 11.3% for January 2024
Bulgaria’s utilities regulator has approved an 11.3 per cent cut in the regulated gas price in the country for the
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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll in 2023 was 568
The deaths of 568 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in 2023, according to figures
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Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in 2023 was 521
A total of 521 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in 2023, according to provisional figures posted on January
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Bulgaria’s public holidays and long weekends in 2024
There are five long weekends in Bulgaria in 2024. This year, March 3 – Liberation Day, is on a Sunday,
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Bulgaria’s PM and Deputy PM: Bulgaria’s accession to air, sea Schengen ‘a huge step forward’
Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen with the lifting of air and sea border controls at the end of March 2024 is
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EC welcomes decision to admit Bulgaria, Romania, to Schengen, starting with air and sea ports
The European Commission (EC) welcomes the December 30 unanimous decision by the Council of the EU to welcome Romania and
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Spanish EU Presidency: Bulgaria, Romania air and sea ports joining Schengen approved
The Council of the European Union has approved Bulgaria’s and Romania’s air and sea ports joining the Schengen zone, the
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