Bulgaria Launches Preparations for Upcoming Danube Region Strategy Presidency
Bulgaria has officially started its preparations to assume the presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR)
Emergency measures have been undertaken to provide navigation safety over the very low water levels of the Bulgarian section of the Danube River.
These levels continue to go down and threaten the full stop of any navigation, the Maritime Administration Executive Agency in Ruse warns.
If this happens, it will be a repeat of last summer when it inflicted huge losses for ship owners.
In the area of the city of Ruse there as a forecast for an additional decrease of 12 cm in the course of the next few days.
A sand shallow has formed at kilometer 562 close to the Belene island, nearly blockading ships. Effective Saturday, ships with large loads are banned there.
On Thursday, a cruise ship with about 100 foreign tourists got stuck near the town of Svishtov over the low water level. The passengers had to spend one hour in the shallow before the vessel was pulled out by another one.
Bulgaria has secured an additional 300 million leva in debt from the domestic market, according to the results of the latest government securities auction held by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
Wizz Air has launched a new flight connection between Sofia and Krakow, Poland
The question of how Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro will influence the real estate market has sparked considerable interest among property owners
Deputy Energy Minister Iva Petrova emphasized at Green Transition Forum 5.0 that Bulgaria’s energy strategy hinges on modernizing grid infrastructure and securing long-term supply agreements
In April 2025, Bulgaria recorded a current account deficit of 724.9 million euros, marking the largest monthly shortfall since January 2022
British citizens arriving at Bulgarian airports can now use electronic gates for border control
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