BOSCH company has opened its engineering center in Sofia Tech Park. It already employed 200 IT experts who will develop software products for the automotive industry. The company is planning to employ over 500 engineers by 2023. Premier Boyko Borissov pointed out at the opening that an outsourcing center of the World Bank is functioning at the premises of Sofia Tech Park and that one of the eight supercomputers of the EU will be built there as well. Bulgaria continues to attract foreign investors such as the shared services center of the Belgian financial group KBC in Varna which created over 300 job positions, Boyko Borissov added.
Five incidents involving attacks by gangs of the so-called “locals” were recorded in Sofia just last week . Several individuals have been detained and preliminary investigations have been launched. Those over 16 are facing charges, while juveniles are..
A survey by the Myara sociology agency, reported by BTA, found that 38% of Bulgarians cannot or will not vacation this summer. This was an answer given mostly by older people from small towns. Study reveals one fifth of Bulgarians live in poverty..
In an open letter to the President of the National Assembly and the chairpersons of the parliamentary groups, 12 NGOs call for the immediate election of a national Ombudsman, BNR’s Silvia Velikova reports. They write that the position of Ombudsman..
Household consumers will remain on the regulated electricity market for an unlimited period, said Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at a briefing at the..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 8°C to 14°C. Around 9°C is expected in Sofia. Cloud and rain expected in western and central Bulgaria..
The Ministry of Culture is expecting UNESCO to approve, by the end of 2025, the application of the Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol as a..
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