Sofia has met the last criterion for entering the eurozone. After meeting the inflation criterion, the data on the budget deficit for 2024 should have been released according to the EU methodology.
In 2024, the institutional sector "General Government" had a budget deficit of 3 billion euros or 3% of GDP, according to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute and Eurostat. In this way the deficit criterion has also been met.
On average, the budget deficit in EU countries for the past year was 3.2%, Eurostat reported. The largest deficit is in Romania - 9.3% of GDP, Poland - 6.6% and France - 5.8%. Denmark has a budget surplus of +4.5%, Ireland and Cyprus have +4.3% and Greece has +1.3%.
Young doctors, interns and medical students are once again staging a national protest under the slogan "Future in Bulgaria". They are demanding better working conditions, higher pay, motivating conditions for postgraduate education and a long-term..
It will be clear across the country tonight, with a light easterly breeze in eastern Bulgaria. Expect another hot and sunny day, with temperatures reaching 35–40 °C. Later in the day, a cold atmospheric front will move in from the west,..
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Another protest against the adoption of the euro took place in Sofia and other cities in Bulgaria on June 28. The protest in the capital Sofia..
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