On January 1, 2026 observers again note a persistent mismatch between the structure of education and the needs of the labor market
The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP) is working on developing a new mechanism for determining the minimum wage
The long-awaited roadmap for improving Bulgaria’s pension system – which was discussed throughout 2025 but which no one ever saw – is back on the agenda
The Electricity System Operator (ESO) has received €29 million in grant funding under the Connecting Europe Facility. The funds are earmarked for investments
Bulgaria will use its rotating presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in 2026 to focus on one of the most pressing issues for citizens
There are delays in key reforms, difficulties in implementing strategic investments, a risk of losing EU funding, and questionable management practices
Bulgaria needs to rapidly build wind power capacity to balance solar energy. If it fails to do so, the country will lose its current central role in the European Union’s (EU) energy sector
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has officially exhausted the legal capacity to issue new government debt for the current year under the terms of the current provisional budget
Economic.bg spoke with Dr. Mateusz Dadej, Head of Economic Research for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at Coface
The budget deficit as of April now stands at €1.75 billion, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance. In just one month
