The average monthly insurable earnings in Bulgaria for the period October 2013 – August 2014 amounted to BGN 670.58, according to data provided by the National Social Security Institute.
The consumer price index in September compared to August was 99.8%, i.e. the monthly inflation was-0.2%, the latest data revealed by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute shows.
Customers of troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) tried to enter the bank's main building at Sofia's Garibaldi Square on Tuesday.
The current and capital account recorded a surplus of EUR 476.4M in August 2014, compared to a surplus of EUR 931.3M in August 2013, according to data, provided by Bulgaria's National Bank.
Bulgaria must deregulate the electricity market for household consumers and small companies, split the Energy Holding into smaller companies and speed up the construction of gas pipeline connections with the neighbouring countries, recommends the EC in a
Bulgaria's politicians must show humility, work hard, make five promises and keep them, said Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev at a meeting with Bulgarians living in Geneva.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has elaborated on his stance on Russia in an interview for Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger.
Switzerland will give Bulgaria a total of CHF 76 M (EUR 63 M) to work toward the reduction of economic and social inequality.
Bulgaria’s armed forces must soon reduce their dependence of Russian equipment and maintenance or face the risk of ‘catastrophic consequences,’ Velizar Shalamanov has told the BBC.
As of December 31, 2014, Bulgaria will terminate its participation in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan, BGNES news agency reports.
The Defense Ministry will push for a higher military spending to be allocated in 2015, media reports suggest.
Centre-right GERB, the biggest party in Bulgaria’s new parliament, will meet the right-wing Reformist Bloc on Wednesday for consultations over formation of government.
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) on Tuesday reiterated its opposition to any minority government coalition comprising nationalist parties in Bulgaria’s parliament.
A proposal for updates to the judicial reform strategy drafted by the team of caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov envisages an independent international expert appraisal of the state of Bulgaria’s prosecuting authority.
Vanya Nusheva from Transparency International has commented that Bulgaria cannot change election laws every time some party is dissatisfied with the results as the country would end up with an unsustainable election system.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the national domain of Bulgaria, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said, Tuesday.
Archaeologists excavate remains of late antiquity basilica and a medieval fortress at the Hisaluka hill near Bulgaria's Kyustendil.
The archaeological team of Mariela Inkova uncovered a network of secret tunnels under the first capital of Bulgaria – Pliska, reports BGNES.
Bulgaria's Sofia has been named European Capital of Sport 2018, ACES Europe, the European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation, announced Tuesday.
Bulgaria's women's national volleyball team climbed 14 places and now occupies the 21th position in the FIVB rankings after the World Cup in Italy.
A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY.
A United Nations medical worker infected with Ebola virus while working in Liberia has died in a hospital in Germany.
British lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution in favor of a Palestinian state Monday night.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake was registered off the coast of El Salvador late on Monday.
Luxembourg said on Tuesday it will drop its bank secrecy rules from 2017 in a move that marks a breakthrough in global efforts to reduce tax evasion.
Catalonia’s regional government has decided to call off the November referendum on independence from Spain.
Romania's President Traian Basescu accused Prime Minister Victor Ponta of working for the the country's secret services between 1997 and 2001.
Interests of the local population and businesses within the EU in the South Stream pipeline project should be taken into consideration, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced.
Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is “a scoundrel and a lackey of the CIA”, said the leader of Russia's Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky for a show on Rossia 1 TV channel.
Ukraine's Parliament has approved Stepan Poltorak to take over the Defense Ministry from Valeriy Heletey.
There is no such thing like ‘unconditional support’ in politics, one of the founders of mainly ethnic Turk party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) has said.
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