At the end of 2022, there were 2,030,318 pensioners in Bulgaria. The average pension amounted to EUR 345, which is close to the 2023 poverty threshold – EUR 257. According to the National Social Security Institute, the average old-age pension reached EUR 360 euros at the end of December, and the invalidity pension for general sickness was EUR 265.
Male pensions averaged EUR 384 and fermale pensions were around EUR 318. 55,000 people have retired and another 37,000 have been granted invalidity pensions for general sickness. Meanwhile, the National Social Security Institute terminated more than 131,000 pensions in 2022.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that there are no reports of Bulgarian citizens being injured in the fire in the Macedonian city of Kočani. The Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje is in constant contact with Macedonian authorities and..
Thirty-three Bulgarian winemakers are representing the country at the International Wine and Spirits Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Speaking at the opening of the Bulgarian stand, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Stefan Burdzhev said:..
The "Spartan" aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force has left for North Macedonia on the orders of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the government's press service announced. It will transport five seriously injured victims of the fire at a nightclub in the..
A protest is taking place in Sofia to demand maximum sentences for a man and a woman who killed animals in a particularly cruel way. So far, nearly..
In response to the tragedy in North Macedonia, where more than 50 people lost their lives in a fire at a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Foreign..
Overnight, clouds over the north and east will bring brief showers. There will be light to moderate westerly winds which will increase in strength on..
Rain / Snow
Rain
Overcast, rain
Значителна облачност със сняг
Snow