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author: Ivan Gergov

The economy of expectations – how the fear of price increases actually leads to price increases

After months of low inflation and even temporary deflation in April this year, according to official national statistics, the trend abruptly reversed. On July 15, literally days after Bulgaria received a green light from Brussels for..

06.08.25 09:51 |

La economía de las expectativas: cómo el miedo a que suban los precios acaba llevando realmente a una subida de precios

Tras meses de baja inflación, e incluso de deflación temporal -con las bajadas de precios en el mes de abril de este año-, al menos según los datos oficiales de las estadísticas nacionales, hoy la tendencia se ha invertido bruscamente. El 15 de julio,..

05.08.25 14:10 |

¿Por qué los incendios forestales nos “sorprenden” todos los veranos?

Bulgaria lleva dos semanas ardiendo, o quizás ya esté sólo "humeando", después de que el jueves pasado el comisario jefe Alexander Dzhartov, director de la Dirección General de Seguridad contra Incendios y Protección de la Población y el ministro del..

01.08.25 17:47 |

Why is it that the forest fires come as a surprise every year?

It has been a fortnight since Bulgaria has been burning, or maybe just “smoldering” after the head of the Fire Safety and Population Protection Directorate, Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, together with Interior Minister Daniel Mitov declared..

01.08.25 14:48 |
Plazhi qendror i Sozopolit

Bullgaria është në vendet e para për plazhet më të pastra në Evropë, dhe tendenca është në rritje

Numër rekord plazhesh në bregdetin bullgar të Detit të Zi janë vlerësuar me çmimin prestigjioz ndërkombëtar “Flamuri Blu”, që dëshmon për ujërat detare të pastra dhe brezat bregdetarë. Ai jepet pas vlerësimit nga Agjencia Evropiane për Mjedisin, e cila..

30.07.25 07:00 |

Pensione më të larta, por edhe çmime më të larta – pensionistët bullgarë ende ndihen të varfër

Pagesa e pensioneve të reja, më të larta, të cilat hynë në fuqi në fillim të muajitkorrik, ka filluar. Rritja u bë sipas të ashtuquajturit "rregull zviceran", sipas të cilit pensionet në Bullgari përditësohen në përputhje me inflacionin. Rritja këtë..

28.07.25 07:05 |

Risk of counterfeit money! How to identify fake bills?

A new trend in counterfeit money – the 100 lev banknotes are the ones that are most often counterfeited, unlike a few years ago when the most counterfeited were the 20 lev bills. This is according to data from the Bulgarian National..

21.07.25 13:15 |

Pericol de bani falși! Cum să-i deosebim?

O nouă tendință în domeniul falsificării banilor – cele mai multe bancnote false sunt acum cele de 100 de leva cu efigia lui Aleko Konstantinov, spre deosebire de acum câțiva ani, când cele mai falsificate erau bancnotele de 20 de leva. Acestea sunt..

21.07.25 12:00 |
The central beach in Sozopol

Bulgaria is in the top places for the cleanest beaches in Europe, and the trend is upward

A record number of beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast have been awarded the prestigious international "Blue Flag" award, certifying clean sea waters and coastal strips. It is given after an assessment by the European Environment Agency, which is..

18.07.25 14:29 |

Higher pensions, higher prices – the retired are as poor as ever

Payment of the new, higher pensions, which came into effect at the start of the month, has begun. This increase was implemented under the so-called 'Swiss rule', which adjusts pensions in Bulgaria in line with inflation. This time, the increase is 8.6%...

16.07.25 17:25 |