The negotiations between GERB and the United Patriots for composing a government continue. Yesterday the two political formations agreed upon the disputed subject of increasing the minimal retirement pension, which is at the moment BGN 161. Vladislav Goranov from GERB (former minister of finance) confirmed that by the end of the current year the minimal pension will become BGN 200. He said for the bTV channel this morning that as of July 1 the sum will increase to BGN 180 and as of October 1 – to BGN 200. For the BNR, Delyan Dobrev from GERB (former economy minister) announced that no updating is envisaged for this year’s state budget, despite the decision on the pensions’ increase. He also confirmed the fact that by early May Bulgaria will have a government.
The truck traffic on the Maritsa highway to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is now normalized. "As of this morning, there are no more queues of trucks standing on the roadway waiting to cross the border," assured..
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, searches have been carried out in Sofia, Burgas, Petrich and Rila in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud with EU funds in the restoration of a church. In 2017, a public tender..
One million and eight hundred Bulgarian citizens travelled as tourists during the third quarter of the year, National Statistical Institute data show. 72.3% of them travelled inside the country, 20.8% travelled abroad and 6.9% - both inside Bulgaria..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would..
Overnight it will be mostly clear. Winds will weaken and die down in many areas. In the morning it will be cold, with minimum temperatures between minus..
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07..
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