4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1488+ words) A new Consumer Credit Law approved by the government of Rumen Radev could significantly increase the cost of some quick loans in Bulgaria, while removing the current legal ceiling on compensation for late payments. The bill was approved by the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (480+ words) The truth is that Bulgarian restaurants are still the cheapest in the European Union, so the Vienna comparison does not hold. But their prices are rising more than twice as fast as the euro area average, and the main reason…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (811+ words) The Bulgarian government and representatives of the restaurant industry have clashed over food and service prices, wages and calls for the return of a preferential VAT rate for restaurants. The dispute followed criticism from Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov, who…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (490+ words) The level of the Danube River continues to decline along Bulgaria’s section, with the largest drop over the past 24 hours recorded near Ruse and Silistra. Data from the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River show that…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (589+ words) A 40-year-old Bulgarian man has been arrested on the Greek island of Thassos on suspicion of stealing from three ferry company ticket offices in a single morning. The ticket offices are located in the island’s land transport area and are…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Danube River continued to decline over the past 24 hours, with water levels falling by between 1 and 4 centimeters at monitoring stations along the Bulgarian section. The largest drop was recorded at the Ruse water gauge station. The latest figures were…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (928+ words) Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he will dissolve the country’s parliament and call early parliamentary elections for October 25, bringing the country’s prolonged political crisis to a vote. Vucic said he had received the government’s proposal to dissolve the National Assembly…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (628+ words) Prime Minister Rumen Radev officially opened a new Chinese auto parts manufacturing facility near Plovdiv, marking the second Chinese investment of its kind in the Trakiya industrial zone. The plant will produce aluminum components for the automotive industry. Investment in…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (765+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa have condemned the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade, calling images from the ceremony “shocking” and warning that the event conflicts with the values…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (554+ words) The water level of the Danube River continues to decline along almost the entire Bulgarian section, with small drops recorded at most monitoring stations over the past 24 hours. Data from the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube…...