Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria’s tourism sector: Presidency of Council of EU to have positive effect on the country’s image

Photo: BGNES

Representatives of Bulgaria’s tourism industry are expecting that the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2018 will have positive effect on the image of this country and will result in higher revenues from tourism and more foreign tourists. Bulgaria’s rotating Presidency is an advertisement of the whole country, the Director of the Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism Rumen Draganov says. According to preliminary forecasts, in the first half of next year over 40,000 people will participate in events related to Bulgaria’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Average social security income reaches 962.25 EUR

The amount of the average social security income for the country for September 2025 is 962.25 EUR and the amount of the average monthly social security income for the country for the period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 is 919.3 EUR, the..

published on 11/11/25 5:46 PM
Zhecho Stankov

Bulgaria has ample fuel reserves, says Energy Minister

Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Zhecho Stankov, has reassured citizens and businesses that the country’s fuel supplies are sufficient to last for an extended period. “Our priority is secure supply at affordable prices — and that is guaranteed, ” Stankov..

published on 11/11/25 4:37 PM

GERB claims employers seek higher VAT; employers refute assertion

The ruling GERB party claimed that employers are in favour of a higher VAT rate, but employer organisations denied this, insisting that no such proposal had ever been made. This clarification followed a meeting between GERB leader Boyko Borissov..

published on 11/11/25 4:29 PM