More than EUR 1 billion will be invested in agriculture and rural areas in Bulgaria in 2025. According to a decision by the Monitoring Committee of the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Development, the funds are aimed at modernizing agriculture and developing local economies, with part of the money earmarked for irrigation.
The reception of strategies under the "Community-Led Local Development" approach will begin in January next year, with a budget of nearly EUR 370 million. The aim is to increase employment and incomes and improve social services. There is also a budget of nearly EUR 100 million for the modernisation of the irrigation infrastructure. Three separate procedures will also be opened to stimulate the development of non-agricultural activities in rural areas. These are manufacturing, service provision and handicraft activities, which have a total budget of around EUR 100 million.
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..
Inflation in the EU in July reached 2.4% on an annual basis , according to Eurostat data. Regarding Bulgaria, European statistics report an increase in inflation to 3.4% in July this year compared to the same month last year. According to this..
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