MY BULGARIA

14/06/2025

SOFIA, June 9 (Reuters) - Six people have been arrested in a Bulgarian village on suspicion of beating and drugging patients in a private nursing home for older people and those with dementia or other mental health problems, authorities said on Monday.

As elsewhere in Europe, incomes in Bulgaria have failed to keep pace with the rising costs of elderly and nursing care, and a few providers have exploited vulnerable patients with sub-standard or even abusive levels of care.

Six people have been arrested in a Bulgarian village on suspicion of beating and drugging patients in a private nursing home for older people and those with dementia or other mental health problems, authorities said on Monday.

14/06/2025

«A truly unique project, transformed into a wonderful place, that has been preserved over the years and still stands with the same spirit with which it was created.»

01/03/2025

To all my Bulgarian friends - ЧЕСТИТА БАБА МАРТА

27/02/2025

Composer Ömer Zülfü Livaneli at poet Nazim Hikmet's grave in Moscow (3 June 2024)

“Bugün efkarlıyım, açmasın güller Yiğidimden kara haber verirler. Demirden döşeği, taştan sedirler, Yiğidim aslanım burda yatıyor.”

26/02/2025

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has clarified numerous questions about the adoption of the euro, the conversion of the Bulgarian lev, and its role after the country joins the eurozone. A primary point emphasized by the BNB is that the official exchange rate between the lev and the euro is irrevoca...

17/02/2025

An average annual inflation rate of 2.6% leaves Bulgaria in uncertainty for joining the eurozone from January 1, 2026, according to data from the National Statistical Institute.

According to the Maastricht criteria, inflation in Bulgaria should not exceed the inflation rate of the three best-performing EU member states by more than 1.5%. The average inflation rate in these three countries is 1.07%, which means that the maximum allowable threshold in Bulgaria should be 2.57%, or 0.03% lower than the measured inflation rate.

The leader of the largest Bulgarian party GERB (EPP), Boyko Borissov, commented that his party will summon the head of the National Statistical Institute to parliament to explain to everyone how the inflation data is calculated.

According to the Maastricht criteria inflation should not exceed 2.57%.

10/02/2025

In 2024, nearly 36,000 foreign workers from 79 countries have been granted permission to work in Bulgaria, marking an increase of about 10,000 compared to the previous year.

The largest number of permits were issued to citizens of Turkey, with more than 8,000 receiving work authorization.

Other notable groups include nearly 8,000 from Uzbekistan, around 5,000 from Kyrgyzstan, 4,500 from Nepal, and about 1,300 from Moldova.

These workers mainly received a combined residence and work permit, with seasonal employment being a secondary route for some.

In 2024, nearly 36,000 foreign workers from 79 countries have been granted permission to work in Bulgaria, marking an increase of about 10,000 compared to the previous year. Atanaska Todorova, Chief Expert in "Labor Market, Migration, and Mobility" at the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions, rep...

09/12/2023

Her name is Mama Pizana

25/04/2023

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 49th National Assembly, with the full list of MPs set to be made public next week. Former Prime Minister Boik…