On St. George's Day, which is also the day of the sheep breeders, there should be lamb on the table according to tradition. Agrostatistic data show about 1.3 million sheep are bred in Bulgaria, and their number has drastically decreased in recent years. Experts are not unanimous about the reasons, but according to various data for the last 20 years, the number of sheep in the country has fallen from 11 million to about one million, according to the BNR's "Horizon" program.
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced that it is lowering the base interest rate to 3.63% as of July 1. In May and June, the base interest rate was 3.78%. Bulgaria is in a currency board and the Bulgarian lev is pegged to the euro. Therefore,..
Bulgaria fulfils three of the Maastricht criteria for joining the euro zone, but still does not meet the price stability and inflation targets, according to a report by the European Commission, as quoted by BTA. Bulgaria does not currently meet the..
Bulgaria will receive €65.2 million from the EU for a project to reinforce the electricity grid to better support the integration of renewable energy, the European Commission said in a statement. The money is part of a total of nearly €3 billion..
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