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BGN 15 million will be allocated from the central budget for next year for research with high returns and public significance, as well as for the increase of PhD scholarships. This became clear after a meeting of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with the leadership of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).
The Academy's leadership will propose to a joint meeting on Thursday scientists to stop the planned protests.
Researchers' requests were to provide at least BGN 38 million extra to the BAS subsidy in order to equalize their payments with the other systems of the Ministry of Education and Science as well as for the doctoral scholarships.
The Bulgarian government has finalized the minimum wage for 2026, setting it at 1,213 leva (620.20 euros) per month, effective January 1
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill to reopen the federal government, officially ending the longest shutdown in American history, which stretched over 43 days
GERB leader Boyko Borissov, visibly unsettled during interactions with the press, explained that his call last week for a reformatting of the government composition was postponed
Boyko Borissov and Delyan Peevski have jointly declared their support for a full government mandate
President Rumen Radev sharply criticized the current political leadership in Bulgaria, describing the government and parliament as “paralyzed” and overly dependent on a politician sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act
After weeks of mass protests, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has left the country, becoming the latest world leader forced out amid a wave of Gen Z-driven unrest sweeping multiple continents
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
Bulgaria's Strategic Role in the EU's Drone Wall Defense Initiative
When Politics Means Violence
