In an interview with BNT, Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said that the Tourism sector was not working at the moment. According to data from the Employment Agency, 23.7% out of over 70,000 newly-registered unemployed come from the hotel and restaurant sectors. Due to the Covid-19 crisis, 203 tour operators and travel agents were left without work. The so-called Measure 60:40, taken by the authorities in order to support business and preserve employment, has been used by nearly 48.7% of companies in the hotel and restaurant business, indicating that the measure does not satisfy everyone in the tourism industry, the Minister added.
More than 550,000 people received support last year under the European programme Food and Basic Material Assistance – packages of staple foods and nine kinds of sanitary items. Almost 70,000 people from 232 municipalities have availed..
During an operation of the General Directorate Combating Organised Crime under the leadership and supervision of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office and the National Revenue Agency, a criminal group involved in tax crimes and money..
A list of over 10 unfair trade practices that must be stopped will be handed over to representatives of all parliamentary groups. Among them are high mark-ups, hidden fees of retail chains, inequality between Bulgarian and imported..
The patriots from Vazrazhdane parliamentary party and civil organizations against Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone have announced a protest for today...
On Saturday the weather will continue cold, predominantly sunny with a temporary increase of mid and high clouds. There will be fog before midday..
A protest in defense of the Bulgarian lev and against Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone began at noon in the center of Sofia. The organizers are the..
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