Starting March 31, employers can apply for state compensation to be used for retaining staff, Minister of Social Affairs Denitsa Sacheva has announced. Approval will be awaited for 7 days, after which assistance will be received within 5 more days, Minister Sacheva said. In order to benefit from the aid, companies must prove that they have at least a 20% drop in revenue. If the employer did not fully pay 40% of salaries owed to its employees, they will have to give back the state subsidy of 60% of staff salaries. 213,700 are those unemployed in Bulgaria, and since the beginning of the crisis, 10,000 more have been registered with the labor offices.
Monday will remain mostly cloudy. Rain will still fall in eastern Bulgaria before noon. In the afternoon there will be showers in places in western Bulgaria. Light to moderate winds will blow from the east-northeast. Minimum temperatures will be..
Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov has admitted the possibility that electricity for households might rise in price from 1 July this year . The reason for this is the accumulated deficit in the "Security of the electricity system" fund. "At..
The Strategic Defence Review will recommend a study on the possibility for civilians to receive military training, interim Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said. The latest defence report recommends urgent legislative measures to create conditions..
The 16th edition of the Specialized Agricultural Exhibition BATA AGRO will be opened today in the presence of Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture..
The rearmament of the Bulgarian Air Force with F-16 Block 70 aircraft will contribute to the introduction of new technologies at the Avionams Aircraft..
The number of visits by foreign nationals to Bulgaria increased by 16.0% in 2023 , with visits from Turkey and Romania contributing the most. T..
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