At a meeting of the caretaker government, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev confirmed that the Dutch government has agreed with Bulgaria's full accession to Schengen. He said that according to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the benefits of the country's full accession will be about 800 million euros per year.
"I have never said that we will not submit a budget and I do not know why parties and ‘experts’ should call on us for this. We were ready to do it even in the previous parliament. We have also submitted 12 bills to the new parliament, part of which are tax laws," Glavchev said. He pointed out that there would be no tax increases and the deficit limit is set at 3%, according to the eurozone requirements. "We are making calculations on how to add Christmas bonuses of 50 euros to the pensions," the prime minister added.
On Monday, the lowest temperatures will range between 5°C and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny in the morning, but around and after noon, cumulonimbus clouds will begin to form. Short showers are expected mainly in the mountain..
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Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated Pope Leo XIV after his inauguration as the leader of the Catholic Church. Rosen Zhelyazkov wished Pope Leo XIV health, longevity and wisdom. The two had a brief conversation after the official..
For a fourth day in a row, the Bulgarian capital remains without surface public transport , as its workers do not get the requested..
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Regarding the intention stated by President Rumen Radev to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court, Vice President Iliana Iotova..
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