In December 2019, Bulgaria’s annual inflation accelerated to 3.8% from 3% registered in the previous month. In the last month of 2019 this country’s inflation hit the highest rate since January 2013. Prices of pork increased with 7.9% as compared to November. Prices of vegetables saw 8% increase, prices of tourism trips in Bulgaria increased with 15.7% and prices of international flights rose 28.9%.
The Bulgarian National Bank expects that the inflation rate will slow down slightly in the first quarter of 2020. According to projections of Unicredit bank, Bulgaria’s inflation in 2020 will reach 2.7%.
The topic of the release of the two Bulgarian sailors who are hostages of the Houthis will be raised at a meeting in Cairo . This was announced by the newly appointed Palestinian ambassador Nasri Khalil Abu Jaish. The Bulgarian sailors, part of the crew..
Bulgarian farmers remain ready to protest due to delayed payments under the so-called "Ukrainian aid". The government has paid BGN 200 million (EUR 102 million) of the agreed BGN 325 million (EUR 166 million). Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture and..
A commemorative ceremony was held at the Sofia Synagogue to mark one year since the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas against Israel. The attack led to war in the Gaza Strip, which then spread to neighboring Lebanon against..
On 9 October, caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev is taking part in the summit Ukraine-Southeastern Europe taking place in Croatia. Support for Ukraine..
North Macedonia’s Minister of Local Self-Government Zlatko Perinski launched the project for the construction of a new border check point between..
Ultra-marathon runner Pirin Galov and Pavlin Raichev start their run along the 580-kilometer Kom-Emine route in the Balkan Mountain..
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