Financial expert Kamen Kolchev has advised against investing in real estate, warning that property prices in Bulgaria could drop by up to 20% upon the country’s entry into the eurozone, whenever that may happen. He pointed out that while Bulgarians had a strong preference for buying property, the limited development of financial instruments in the…
Ukrainians are already receiving more than 600 different types of medicines and medical products free of charge or with a small surcharge under the Affordable Medicines programme. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 4. He stressed that last year the Government expanded the programme and…
Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Olga Zykova took part in the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) as the official representative of Ukraine. The event was held in Paris, France. During the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Bank, a new EUR 50-million project for Ukraine…
Social Minister Borislav Gutsanov has recently responded to an inquiry from MP Martin Dimitrov regarding the number of highly skilled workers who have been granted permission to work in Bulgaria under the “Blue Card” system. Dimitrov noted that the process for obtaining residence and access to the labor market in Bulgaria had been significantly simplified…
LRT, together with Blue/Yellow, Laisves TV and Stiprus Kartu, is launching the third Radarom! campaign to fundraise for Ukraine. This year, the money will be used to procure drones and anti-drones for the country that has been at war for three years. The campaign will run on February 3-24. Drones and anti-drones are badly needed…
A recent survey conducted by the “Myara” sociological agency reveals significant skepticism among Bulgarians regarding the adoption of the euro. The telephone poll, conducted between January 29 and 31 among 800 adult citizens, shows that 57.1% of respondents are firmly opposed to Bulgaria joining the eurozone. In contrast, 39% support the transition to the single…
On January 31, First Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksii Sobolev chaired the first meeting of the Project Preparation Unit for Public Investment Projects (PPU). The working group will serve as an advisory body to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. It will act as the interface between the Public Investment Management (PIM) system and the…