The number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria in 2017 is expected to hit record highs, Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said, Focus agency informs. In Minister Angelkova’s view, the number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria this year will be 10% higher as compared to 2016 when a record high number of tourists (8.2 million people) visited Bulgaria since 1989. According to experts, the sharp increase of the tourist flow is of great importance for the economy because 13% of the country’s gross domestic product is formed in tourism. Meanwhile, the deficit of labor force in this sector is still very high due to the low wages. That is why Bulgaria’s authorities have been trying to ease the access of non-EU citizens to the country’s labor market.
On Friday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between - 20°C and - 5°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 13°C. During the day, it will be mostly sunny. There will be a weak, in the eastern regions to moderate wind from the..
Hacker group Ransomhouse announced on its website that it has data leaked from the information systems of the Supreme Administrative Court. As evidence, documents with lists of names and personal data of employees, as well as various documents have..
The situation in the country illustrates the urgent need for the state to create conditions for holding more farmers' markets, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers. This was stated by the Bulgarian Farmers' Union in connection..
In Plovdiv, experts discuss issues of the food industry, in accordance with the most up-to-date requirements of the Bulgarian and European regulatory..
More than 550,000 people received support last year under the European programme Food and Basic Material Assistance – packages of staple foods and nine..
The MPs from the 51 st National Assembly adopted a declaration on non-participation of Bulgarian troops in military activities on the territory of..
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