Tensions are mounting at Bulgaria’s West Electricity Distribution Networks JCS (Elektrorazpredelitelni mreji Zapad AD), as numerous emergency team employees have submitted resignation applications, citing dissatisfaction with low salaries. The resignations pose a serious risk of prolonged power outages in ten regions just before the holiday season. Despite company claims that only ten resignation applications have…
Since the beginning of the year, 343 objects worth about UAH 3 billion have been privatized in Ukraine. These figures were provided by Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov. “The State Property Fund, as a specialized body of executive state power, informed the Cabinet of Ministers that as of now, these were 343…
Late on November 24, Polish protesters lifted their blockade of the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border. Ukraine’s State Customs Service announced the reopening of the checkpoint via Facebook. “The passage of trucks through the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint has been restored,” the agency said. The blockade began on November 23, when Polish protesters obstructed the movement…
The Ministry of Finance has announced plans to conduct a study analyzing the attitudes, expectations, and challenges faced by citizens and businesses in relation to Bulgaria’s transition to the eurozone. A public procurement valued at 400,000 leva, excluding VAT, has been launched for this purpose. The study aims to provide clear and accessible information to…
Bulgaria is on track to meet the final requirement for eurozone membership, with expectations to fulfill the price stability criterion until the end of 2024. This development was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova at the opening of the 10th-anniversary international scientific conference “Digital Transformation and Economic Recovery in the…
Since the beginning of the operation of the food export corridor in the Black Sea, 321 infrastructure facilities in Ukrainian ports have been damaged as a result of Russian attacks. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Third International Grain from Ukraine Conference. “Solely during the operation of the food export corridor in…
On November 22, the Government approved the regular allocation of additional subsidies for local budgets. Local budgets will receive UAH 796.9 million to support local governments in the de-occupied, temporarily occupied and other regions affected by russian aggression. The financial resource is distributed between the regional budget of Sumy region and 171 budgets of territorial…