The real estate market in Bulgaria continues to show strong growth as housing prices in major cities rise in early 2025. According to data from Zimoti.com, both the demand for housing and favorable mortgage conditions are contributing to the increase in property prices, particularly in Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas. In the first two months of…
Demand for cybersecurity specialists in Lithuania has surged following amendments to the country’s cybersecurity law, but the labour market is struggling to keep up. Since the beginning of the year, more than 800 cyber incidents have been recorded, according to the National Cyber Security Centre. The updated law, which took effect last autumn, requires organisations…
In February, the total amount of Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt decreased by UAH 48.48 billion in the hryvnia equivalent, while in the U.S. dollar equivalent, the debt increased by $9.5 million. As of February 28, the total state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 7,019.53 billion ($169.09 billion), including: – State and state-guaranteed external…
More Bulgarians are rushing to purchase property, fearing that housing prices will rise further after the country joins the Eurozone. According to a Bulgaria ON AIR interview with credit consultant Tihomir Toshev, citizens face increasing difficulties in buying homes, particularly in larger cities, where the rise in property prices has outpaced income growth. This trend…
Mild winters prevent bears from hibernating for long. Large numbers of beehives and silage bales have yet to be ravaged this year, but many beekeepers have given up on reporting bear damage due to the bureaucratic hassle involved in getting compensated. Estonia’s brown bears have woken up from hibernation. They’ve already been spotted on trail…
On March 26, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko met in Kyiv with Chair of the Ukraine Facility Audit Board Marek Belka, Deputy Chair Gijs De Vries and board member Gunnar Walzholz. The meeting was also attended by First Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Denys Uliutin. The European Commission established the Audit Board…
In January-February, a total of UAH 336.6 billion was directed from Ukraine’s state budget general fund to finance the security and defense sector. The relevant statement was made by the Finance Ministry on Telegram. “In January-February, the expenditures from the state budget general fund on the security and defense sector came to UAH 336.6 billion,…