The minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2023, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said and put an end to the dispute between ministers from the caretaker government and MPs on the issue. "Populist battles have been fought from the Parliamentary rostrum. Meanwhile, the caretaker cabinet has already solved this issue. The minimum wage will increase from January 1", President Radev said.
Earlier, Deputy Premier and Minister of Labor and Social Policy Lazar Lazarov proposed that the minimum monthly salary be set at EUR 398.81, which is EUR 5.11 more than initially planned.
The National Assembly adopted today, at first and second reading, legislative amendments that expand the powers of the special manager of the Lukoil refinery. The texts were adopted with the votes of the parliamentary majority formations GERB-SDS,..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation from January 1, 2026. The BNB and Bulgarian Posts will sell starter sets only to individuals;..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov will take part in the solemn celebrations on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the Serbo-Bulgarian War, which will be held on November 7 - Victory Day in the Battle of Slivnitsa. The ceremony..
The amount of the average social security income for the country for September 2025 is 962.25 EUR and the amount of the average monthly social security..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 4 to 9°C across the country, reaching around 2°C in Sofia. The wind will ease and fog will settle in..
Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Zhecho Stankov, has reassured citizens and businesses that the country’s fuel supplies are sufficient to last for an extended..
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