Bulgaria’s 2026 Budget Stays Unchanged After GERB Meets Unions
Bulgaria’s ruling party does not plan to alter the proposed state budget for 2026, following a meeting between union leaders and GERB chairman Boyko Borissov
Bulgaria's Council of Ministers building, photo by BGNES
Deputy Ministers Rumyana Bachvarova, Meglena Kuneva, Ivaylo Kalfin, and Tomislav Donchev are to present Friday the achievements of the government in its first 100 days in office.
The four deputy ministers are to give a press conference in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers, according to the BGNES news agency.
The current government took an oath of office on November 7, 2014.
Boyko Borisov was elected Prime Minister for a second term in office, this time of a coalition cabinet of center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) and the right-wing Reformist Bloc.
The ruling parties signed a partnership declaration with the center-left ABV Movement (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival), while nationalist formation the Patriotic Front stated its readiness to back the ruling coalition in Parliament.
People with disabilities in Bulgaria face the most severe difficulties in the entire European Union, alongside Greece
The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
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