Pensioners to See Euro Amounts from July as Bulgaria Prepares for 2026 Currency Switch
Starting in July, Bulgarian pensioners will begin seeing their pension amounts also displayed in euro
The Bulgarian government allocates BGN 51 million for Christmas bonuses for the poorest pensioners.
Christmas bonus of 40 BGN will be given to each pensioner who receives less than BGN 363 BGN monthly pension, which is the new poverty line, BNR said on November 20, BNT reported.
Labour and Social Policy Minister Minister Bisser Petkov said that nearly 1, 276 million pensioners will be entitled to the Christmas bonus of BGN 40 (Euro 20).
Prime Minister Borissov commented this is the eighth time the government has paid Christmas bonuses to pensioners. He said that with the sum approved at a cabinet meeting, his third government had provided nearly half a billion BGN in pension supplements, “plus a 6.7% increase in pensions, plus what we have decided with the new budget to increase the minimum pension to BGN 250,“ he noted.
Sofia is set to become the focal point of contemporary art in the region from October 2 to 5, 2025, as the second edition of Sofia Art Fair unfolds at Sofia Tech Park
Bulgarian firefighters have fully extinguished the large blaze that broke out in the "Ostricite" villa zone near Burgas on Monday
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has annulled the interim measures previously imposed in the case concerning the Roma residents of the "Zaharna Fabrika" neighborhood in Sofia
The fourth line of the Sofia metro (M4) will temporarily suspend service to its final stop at "Obelya" station
The Bulgarian government is preparing to introduce amendments to the Euro Introduction Act aimed at curbing unjustified price increases during the transition to the euro
Unstable conditions are expected across parts of western and central Bulgaria on Tuesday, with localized rain showers and thunderstorms developing during the day
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