Amidst the ongoing recovery from the pandemic’s impact on global travel, Bulgaria witnessed a noteworthy surge in visitor numbers in the month of October. According to recent data released by the National Statistical Institute, trips by Bulgarian residents abroad and visits by foreigners to the country exceeded pre-pandemic figures from 2019. In October, Bulgarian residents…
Poland’s budget deficit stood at PLN 36.42 billion (EUR 8.33 billion) at the end of October, the Finance Ministry announced on November 25. In the January-October period, budgetary revenues measured PLN 475.4 billion (EUR 108.69 billion), which was 39.6% of the plan for the year and PLN 49.5 billion (EUR 11.32 billion) higher than the…
From January 1 to November 17, Bulgaria welcomed over 12,000 individuals from outside the European Union who successfully obtained various work permits, as reported by the Employment Agency (EA). Of these permits, 1,556 were granted to foreigners from third countries. A significant portion of these workers hails from countries like Turkey (1,309), Kyrgyzstan (75) and…
Poland’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in October at 5%, the same as in the previous month, the stats office GUS said. According to GUS, the number of unemployed registered with labour offices dropped to 770,400 in October from 776,500 in September. Economists in a PAP Biznes survey had said the unemployment rate would stand at…
Lithuania has displayed a high level of solidarity and support for Ukrainians in their struggle for freedom and independence against russian invaders. At a meeting with the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte on November 24, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal thanked the Government and people of Lithuania for their assistance. “Since the beginning…
The Government is supporting women in their efforts to achieve greater financial capability and opportunities in business by offering them grant programmes, training and retraining options, and by implementing measures to close the gender pay gap. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, in her speech…
Bulgargaz has suggested a 7.9% rise in December’s natural gas rates, as stated on the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission’s (EWRC) website. Their calculations project a price of BGN 88.61 per MWh, exclusive of access, transmission costs, excise duty and VAT, starting in December. In comparison, EWRC greenlit November’s natural gas price at BGN 82.12…