"Bulgaria is a good mediator between the countries of the Western Balkans and Switzerland". This was what President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset said at a meeting with Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova. Switzerland shows interest in the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in Albania. About half a million citizens from these countries are already Swiss citizens. Switzerland is ready to participate in joint infrastructure and transport projects with Bulgaria in these countries, Berset said. The President of the Swiss Confederation welcomed Bulgaria's initiative to put the Western Balkans as a major foreign policy priority during the presidency of the Council of the EU.
In the next 24 hours, over most of the country cloud cover will remain significant with temporary breaks. In the morning, visibility will be reduced in some places. On Friday , the wind will be weak, mainly from the east. In the..
If Bulgaria meets the eurozone criteria, there is nothing to stop it adopting the euro on 1 January 2026. This is what Brussels sources told BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova. They said that the decision should be taken by the EU Council. This is..
In line with the example set by Croatia, followed by Greece, Romania, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina , four organizations in Bulgaria declared January 13 a day for boycotting the large retail chains in protest of high..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
94% of workers in Bulgaria are dissatisfied with their salary, shows a survey conducted by Podkrepa Confederation of Labor. 91% of the respondents in..
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