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Slovenia’s Parliament adopted amendments to the Pension and Disability Insurance Act, according to which pensioners who meet all requirements would have a guaranteed pension of EUR 500, BNR reported.
The act aims at making the minimum pension in that country EUR 500 per month, so that poor pensioners do not have to ask the state for additional assistance.
Nearly 45,200 Slovenian pensioners will receive the minimum pension of EUR 500.
Slovenia’s incumbent prime minister, Robert Golob, declared victory after a closely contested parliamentary election, with preliminary results showing his liberal formation narrowly ahead of the conservative bloc led by Janez Janša.
The disbursement of the first pensions in euros has officially started today across Bulgaria. Pensioners can check the exact amount either online through the National Social Security Institute’s digital portal or in person at its local offices
With the adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026, all payments in Bulgaria will move from levs to the single European currency. This applies to wages, pensions and all types of social and cash benefits, which will be recalculated under legally defined rule
From December 1, pensions in Serbia rose by 12.2%, bringing the average pension for retirees to 485 euros
Bulgarians receiving pensions and other social benefits from the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) will not need to visit the institute’s offices to request currency conversion or open new euro accounts with banks or other payment providers
Bulgaria is preparing to switch pensions, supplements, and benefits to the euro starting next year
Thousands of people took to the streets in Slovakia and abroad on Tuesday to protest a proposal by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico that would end mail-in voting for citizens living outside the country
The International Monetary Fund has revised downward its outlook for the euro area, now projecting economic growth of 1.1% this year
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its steel import regime, effectively doubling tariffs in an effort to protect domestic producers from what officials describe as a growing wave of low-cost foreign, particularly Chinese, exports
The introduction of the euro in Bulgaria has so far produced only a limited and largely one-off effect on consumer prices, according to an analysis by the European Central Bank
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