Zaritsa Dinkova, Minister of Tourism, is quickly losing her rating in the sector she is in charge of. Lately, she managed to anger both hoteliers, restaurateurs and tour operators with her passivity in discussing and accepting changes in tax laws (especially VAT) affecting the industry. The latest criticisms against her come from the heart of … Read more
Zaritsa Dinkova, Minister of Tourism, is quickly losing her rating in the sector she is in charge of. Lately, she managed to anger both hoteliers, restaurateurs and tour operators with her passivity in discussing and accepting changes in tax laws (especially VAT) affecting the industry. The latest criticisms against her come from the heart of … Read more
In Germany, the “Information Technologies” sector announced a sad record – the vacant jobs have reached 140,000. The data is from the “Bitkom” Association, BTA reported. According to the traditional annual survey conducted among hundreds of Bitkom member companies, 70% of CEOs surveyed complained that they could not find qualified staff, and only 2% said … Read more
After it became clear that Greeks buy Bulgarian oil and “turn” it into olive oil with paint, Interpol now reports that the problems come from Italy and Spain as well. The olive harvest is weak and the market for extra virgin olive oil is growing, officials from the European police cooperation agency Europol have noted. … Read more
Employers have warned of a new unemployment benefits scam that is making it even harder to find work. “Recently, the so-called ‘French unemployment’ has become widespread. People go in organized buses to France, there they are fictitiously employed by a French company on a minimum wage. But they can also be hired on an arbitrary … Read more
Dissatisfaction is once again rising in Sofia against the Sunday Folk People, which are organized every week in the space in front of the “Ivan Vazov” National Theater in the City Garden. Residents of the capital have sent a letter to the contact center of the Metropolitan Municipality requesting it to intervene and prohibit their … Read more
The mayor of the metropolitan region “Oborishte” Georgi Kuzmov, who is a former journalist from BNT, published a post on Facebook in which he explained why the new administration has been unable to deal with the consequences of the snowfall during the weekends for several days now. “Now” includes the message without abbreviations, as it … Read more
The mayor of the metropolitan region “Oborishte” Georgi Kuzmov, who is a former journalist from BNT, published a post on Facebook in which he explained why the new administration has been unable to deal with the consequences of the snowfall during the weekends for several days now. “Now” includes the message without abbreviations, as it … Read more
The Party of European Socialists (PES) is ready with measures against its Bulgarian member BSP, after its leader Kornelia Ninova announced her intention to form a broad coalition with pro-Russian nationalist parties. This Euractiv reportsciting PES Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck. On the sidelines of the parliament, Ninova said that it was the first time she … Read more
After six very tough votes within several sessions, Pazardzhik finally got a chairman of the municipal council – Nayden Shopov from GERB. The city near Maritsa, Sofia, Varna and Blagoevgrad were the regional centers where PP-DB won the mayor’s post in the local elections. Tania Kolakova-Yaneva from PP-DB was also a competitor for the chair. … Read more