Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Bulgaria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Bulgaria: Average monthly wages in Q4 2014
Average gross monthly wages in Bulgaria increased by 4 …
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Bulgaria: Non-working days over New Year period announced
According to an announcement by the government, workers in Bulgaria will receive five consecutive non-working holiday days over the New Year period from December 31st to January 4th (inclusive) …
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Bulgaria: Statistics on the transition from work to retirement
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has recently published data on the transition from work to retirement in the EU during 2012 …
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Bulgaria: New mechanism for setting the minimum wage
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in Bulgaria has proposed introducing a new mechanism to automatically calculate the national minimum wage rate …
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Bulgaria: Labour taxation in the EU
In its latest ‘Taxation Trends in the European Union’ report, the European Commission has pointed out that labour taxes were the main source of tax revenue in 2012 in the majority of EU member states …
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Bulgaria: Average wage statistics
According to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria, the average monthly wages in the private sector fell by 3 …
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Bulgaria: Countries not ready to join the eurozone
Following its assessment of eight countries’ readiness to join the eurozone, the European Commission has proposed that Lithuania become the 19th country to adopt the euro, on January 1st 2015 …
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Bulgaria: Working conditions survey
According to a survey conducted by the national labour inspectorate, 2264 workplace accidents were recorded in Bulgaria last year — 30% less than in 2008 …
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Bulgaria: Minimum wages near the poverty line
Companies that seek to pay the minimum wage, particularly in eastern Europe, should bear in mind that the statutory rate is often placed very close to the poverty line — or even below it …
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Bulgaria: New regulations for labour inspectorate
New regulations governing the activity, composition, structure and functions of the General Labour Inspectorate have been adopted by the Council of Ministers in Bulgaria …
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Bulgaria: Pension rate increase due in July 2014
Bulgaria’s Social Minister, Hasan Ademov, has announced that pensions will rise by 3% on July 1st 2014 …
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Bulgaria: Labour Code amendments approved at first reading
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Labour Code have passed the first stage of the legislative process having been adopted by the country’s Parliamentary Committee on Labour at first reading …
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Bulgaria: Entry into Schengen pushed back
It is expected that Bulgaria will now accede to the Schengen area in 2017 …
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Bulgaria: Minimum wage and pension increases
The minimum wage in Bulgaria is set to rise to BGN 340 (173 …
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Bulgaria: More worker control over health and safety in the workplace
In Bulgaria, the Council of Ministers has approved and put before the National Assembly a draft law amending the Law on Health and Safety at Work …
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