Stagnation in Bulgaria's Innovation Performance Raises Concerns
Bulgaria's position in the Global Innovation Index has remained unchanged at 38th place, but the country continues to see a decline in its performance across key indicators
The Facebook and Instagram applications are currently experiencing a widespread outage globally, as reported around 5:30 p.m. Bulgarian time. According to Downdetector, there have been over 120,000 reports of issues with Facebook and a five-digit number of reports for Instagram within the last thirty minutes. Additionally, there have been reports of problems with Threads, another service owned by Meta, around the same time.
Users from various countries using the X app are also encountering difficulties accessing both Facebook and Instagram, unable to log into their accounts. Attempts to enter passwords in Facebook result in a message stating they are invalid, while Instagram displays an error message.
Meta, the parent company, has not yet issued a statement regarding the situation. Previous outages have lasted for extended periods and incurred significant financial losses for the company.
Youtube was also reportedly down for some time but is currently working without an issue.
Bulgaria may halt the transit of Russian gas to Serbia via the TurkStream pipeline starting in the new year if Gazprom fails to ensure payment compliance with U.S. sanctions against Gazprombank
BETL, a company operating a financial scheme targeting Bulgarian investors, has ceased paying dividends as of December 5, 2024
Bulgaria is expecting a boost in winter tourism this year, with about 3.1 million foreign visitors projected between December and March
Housing affordability in Sofia has improved since the pandemic, making it one of the few capitals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to experience this positive trend
Thousands of Bulgarian consumers who invested in the British company BETL have reported that the company has stopped paying daily dividends and appears to have ceased its operations.
Employers' organizations in Bulgaria are urging the government to extend the compensation program for high electricity prices into 2025.
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