The government has set Bulgaria’s poverty line at €390.63 for 2026, up €64.42, or 19.7%, compared with 2025. This increase will also raise the value of social benefits and financial support tied to the poverty line and provided under the Social Assistance Act, the Persons with Disabilities Act and the Child Protection Act.
According to the latest data, around 1.4 million people in Bulgaria, accounting for 22% of the population, currently live below the poverty line, according to reports by Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
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