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

Bansko resort will request financial assistance from the government

Photo: BTA

Bulgaria’s mountain resort Bansko will request EUR 1.2 million from the government due to a serious budget deficit. The winter season in the resort was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Budget revenues fell with 13% due to the fourteen-day full quarantine and the fact that the tourism sector has not been functioning for over three months. Unemployment in Bansko soared to 18%.




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

Ferry operations near Oryahovo have been suspended due to low water levels in the Danube River

Ferry operations near Oryahovo have been suspended d ue to low water levels in the Danube River.  The situation is not unprecedented and occurs every summer, but this year the water level has dropped earlier than usual, said the Oryahovo-Bechet Ferry..

published on 7/4/25 10:42 AM

President Radev and Premier Zhelyazkov send greetings to the United States on the occasion of Independence Day

Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov extended his warmest congratulations to the President, the government and the people of the United States on the occasion of July 4 – Independence Day. ''Bulgaria and the United States continue to deepen their..

published on 7/4/25 10:26 AM
MEP Andrey Kovatchev

EP to drop all references to "Macedonian identity and language" from Skopje's progress report

The three largest parties in the European Parliament — the European People’s Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe have reached an agreement to remove all references to ''Macedonian..

published on 7/4/25 9:51 AM