Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and that country’s former President Rossen Plevneliev (2012-2017) unveiled in the town of Pazardzhik a factory for manufacture of car parts. Premier Borissov greeted the investors and pointed out that nearly 40,000 jobs have been created in the automotive industry in the recent years, Boyko Borissov added that another factory for car parts will be opened soon in the city of Pleven (Central North Bulgaria) which will employ nearly 8,000 people. The new factory in Pazardzhik is the third production facility of Kostal Group in Bulgaria and part of the strategy aimed at expanding production capacity for the needs of the European market. Nearly 1.300 people are expected to be employed at the new factory in Pazardzhik.
In the second quarter of the year, the average salary increased by 12% year over year, reaching €1,315.04. Borislav Gutsanov, the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, announced this information after today's meeting of the National Council for..
As of August 8, 2025, the mandatory indication of prices for all goods and services in Bulgaria in two currencies – in Bulgarian leva and in euros – has been in effect. This obligation will remain valid for traders for a period of one year – until..
As of January 1, 2026, the minimum monthly wage should be 1,213 BGN (EUR 620.2), up from the current 1,077 BGN (EUR 550.66), said Luboslav Kostov, Chief Economist at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), in an interview..
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