The national priorities must be Schengen membership by the end of this year, entering the Eurozone by January 2025 and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by 2026, said the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA). Employers expect MPs to elect a National Assembly speaker and a regular cabinet and adopt a regular budget, BICA President Vasil Velev said for the BNT. BICA calls for reducing the costs for administration, which increased with 112% as compared to 2019. According to BICA, social spending also increased too much.
“If nothing changes, there will be a budget deficit of about 7%. If our goal is to have a 3% deficit, our GDP has to be twice as big, which cannot happen in the next 5 or 6 years”, Vasil Velev said.
At the moment, there is no direct threat to our country stemming from the sharp deterioration of the security environment in the Middle East, President Rumen Radev announced after the three-hour meeting of the Consultative Council on..
We must be prepared for the worst-case scenario because the situation is escalating after Iran’s direct attack against Israel, said caretaker Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov for public service TV BNT. “We have response steps which is the next..
10,335 tons of roses have been produced in Bulgaria in 2024, almost 1,000 tons more than last year, the Consultative Council on Oil Bearing Roses says. There are almost 3,000 rose producers registered in the country, and 53 rose oil distilleries..
In December this year the Ministry of Finance will have covered the last of the criteria for accession to the Eurozone – inflation, said caretaker..
On Saturday, the lowest temperatures will be between 14 and 19°C; in Sofia - about 16°C. In the western regions, the highest..
We must be prepared for the worst-case scenario because the situation is escalating after Iran’s direct attack against Israel, said caretaker Minister..
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