The law on the adoption of the euro will be finalized within a month, caretaker Deputy Minster of Finance Metodi Metodiev announced at a discussion on Bulgaria’s accession to the euro area, organized by the Economic and Social Council. In his words, the main challenge facing Bulgaria is to meet the inflation criterion. The necessary legal acts are to be adopted so that Bulgaria is ready for eurozone membership at an institutional level.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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