The European Commission will today release the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism reports for Bulgaria and Romania. The papers show the progress of both countries in the sphere of judicial reforms.
Last year, the Commission made 17 recommendations to Bulgaria in order to achieve the Mechanism's objectives, so that it could be lifted. Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans said progress has been marked in many areas, but more work was needed. EC President Jean-Claude Juncker said that monitoring of Bulgaria and Romania would end by the end of his term in office. To do this, however, the countries must show serious results in the fight against corruption.
Unemployment benefits in Sofia continue to be above the minimum wage, according to the latest data from the National Social Security Institute. It is the highest in the country and is on average 1,145 leva (585.43 EUR). The lowest unemployment..
"Yes, Bulgaria" party (part of "Democratic Bulgaria") have defined the budget for next year as an "economic tsunami". MP Ivaylo Mirchev was firm that the pary will oppose it when the project comes up for discussion in parliament. "Yesterday we were..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has presented the national flag to the participants in the 34th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition. At a ceremony in the Hall of Arms, the flag was accepted by the head and doyen of Bulgarian research in the White Continent,..
The Ministry of Finance and the Bulgarian National Bank are organizing a high-level conference today titled ''Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone''...
The euro will help, but it does not on its own guarantee higher standards of living, said Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among..
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