3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1467+ words) Sofia Municipality is taking on a record €367 million in new debt to finance the modernization of the capital’s transport and urban infrastructure. The loan package, proposed by Mayor Vasil Terziev and approved by the Sofia Municipal Council with 46 votes, will…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1488+ words) A new Consumer Credit Law approved by the government of Rumen Radev could significantly increase the cost of some quick loans in Bulgaria, while removing the current legal ceiling on compensation for late payments. The bill was approved by the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (480+ words) The truth is that Bulgarian restaurants are still the cheapest in the European Union, so the Vienna comparison does not hold. But their prices are rising more than twice as fast as the euro area average, and the main reason…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (429+ words) Bulgaria’s government has approved changes to the roadmap for completing the Struma highway, updating the timetable for the project and setting out measures to maintain cooperation with environmental organizations. The government adopted the decision on September 9, amending Decision No. 62 of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (811+ words) The Bulgarian government and representatives of the restaurant industry have clashed over food and service prices, wages and calls for the return of a preferential VAT rate for restaurants. The dispute followed criticism from Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov, who…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (438+ words) Bulgaria’s men’s national volleyball team opened its European Championship campaign with a convincing victory, defeating North Macedonia 3–0 in Sofia. The Bulgarian team won the match 25–17, 25–19, 25–18, taking control of each set in the closing stages. “We played point-for-point until the midway…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (623+ words) A total of 48,370 people died by suicide in the European Union in 2023, accounting for 1% of all registered deaths, according to Eurostat data released ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. The EU’s standardized suicide mortality rate stood at 10.4 cases…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (552+ words) The average price of diesel in Bulgaria continued to climb on Wednesday, reaching €1.86 per liter, while motorists in Sofia are paying as much as €1.93 per liter at the pumps of the largest gas station chains. The price of diesel+ has…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1135+ words) Romania is moving to accelerate investments in cross-border electricity capacity, including on its border with Bulgaria, as the country prepares its power grid for rising renewable generation, greater energy storage and deeper integration with the European electricity market. Romania’s National…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (628+ words) Prime Minister Rumen Radev officially opened a new Chinese auto parts manufacturing facility near Plovdiv, marking the second Chinese investment of its kind in the Trakiya industrial zone. The plant will produce aluminum components for the automotive industry. Investment in…...