EU funds have led to an increase in wages by 8.2% for the period 2014 to mid-2020. For the same period, the country's GDP grew by 7.7% compared to the baseline scenario without EU funds, according to an analysis by the Ministry of Finance on the effect of EU funds on the national economy.
During the second programming period for the country in 2014-2020, access to EU funds totaling 9.9 billion euros was available under 10 programs. Compared to the previous programming period, the rise equals5.2%.
EU funds have made private business investments rise by 19.7%, created new jobs and increased income and consumption, BTA has reported.
According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the average salary in Bulgaria during the first quarter of 2025 amounted to 2,443 BGN (EUR 1,249), which is an 11% increase compared to the same period in 2024 , BNR’s reporter Tsvetelina..
Joining the Eurozone, which includes 20 major European economies, will have an impact for the next 10, 20, 30 years, Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov told BNT, as quoted by BTA. According to him, the long-term benefits include a higher..
Before noon on Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, followed by cloudy skies and brief showers, mainly over western Bulgaria and the Central Balkan Mountains. In northwestern Bulgaria, the showers will continue until Friday night. It will be hot, with..
According to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, the average salary in Bulgaria during the first quarter of 2025 amounted to 2,443 BGN..
Joining the Eurozone, which includes 20 major European economies, will have an impact for the next 10, 20, 30 years, Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen..
Negotiations for a vote of no confidence in Rosen Zhelyazkov's government will begin after July 9, when Bulgaria's adoption of the euro becomes..
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