As the holiday season approaches, many companies in Bulgaria are organizing parties to display their style, success, and send off the year. However, concurrently, a significant number of businesses are undertaking mass layoffs, totaling around 10,000 in the past two years. This trend is not just pre-holiday or sudden, but rather a result of the … Read more
Despite South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declaring a state of emergency and later rescinding it, North Korea remained surprisingly silent. Typically, North Korean media capitalize on any hint of turmoil in Seoul to bolster their propaganda against the "corrupt" and "incompetent" South Korean government and its leaders. However, this time, they seemed to bypass … Read more
"EU Imposes Animal Movement Ban in Pazardzhik Region
European Commission Imposes Movement Restrictions on livestock in Pazardzhik Region due to Brucellosis On December 9, the European Commission (EC) announced a 42-day ban on the movement of livestock in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik region, effective until February 7, 2025. This measure aims to control an outbreak of brucellosis, a contagious bacterial disease that affects small ruminants. … Read more
The leader of “DPS – Novo Nachalo” threatened that if his party gets 121 votes in the next parliament, they will remove the president. This came after President Rumen Radev refused to invite them for consultations regarding the appointment of Deyan Peevski. Peevski had earlier said he would not attend the consultations, but his party … Read more
A 34-year-old man broke into a bank branch situated on a central boulevard in Varna, Bulgaria, stealing 1146 levs in cash. He is known to law enforcement, having been previously convicted. After swift actions by agents from the First Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, he was apprehended the following day. The man had … Read more
A 36-year-old woman suddenly jumped in front of a passenger train on the Carlsbad-Dobovo line near Kazanlak at around 2 PM today, killing herself instantly, Bulgarian news outlet 24 Chasa reported, citing sources. The woman was driving a small car and, upon spotting the approaching train, suddenly got out and stood on the railway tracks … Read more
President Rumen Radev congratulated the “There Is Such a People” (MЕЧ) party for their results in the snap parliamentary elections and their entry into the 51st National Assembly. During consultations on forming a government, Radev emphasized the importance of every position and vote, including MЕЧ’s, even as the smallest political force in parliament. He inquired … Read more
"Legal 15% Tax-Saving Opportunity: How to Convert Your Levs Under the Mattress"
The Minister of Finance of Bulgaria, Lyudmila Petkova, has proposed a unique initiative to increase the state’s revenue. Companies that wish to take advantage of the tax amnesty and pay their delayed obligations to the state without penalties can do so by borrowing from the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB). The bank will create a special … Read more
Bulgarian political leader and former prime minister Boyko Borisov has stated that his GERB party’s contact group, led by Rossen Jeliazkov, Raya Nazaryan, Tomaslav Donchev, and Daniel Mitov, is engaging in talks to form a first-term government. Borisov remained brief when speaking to journalists at the party headquarters, noting that he would provide further details … Read more
“Democrats for Bulgaria (DB)” denies claims by GERB leader Boyko Borisov that negotiations for a government are underway. DB’s Nadhjda Jordanova clarified that no negotiations have taken place, and the first political force should be responsible for initiating talks. While no formal discussions about committee distributions have occurred, there’s a dispute between GERB-SDS and PP-DB … Read more