A poll by the National Statistical Institute on the effect of the state of emergency on economy shows that in March 53.5% of Bulgarian enterprises marked a decline in sales revenues. 36.3% report no change and 9.5% report rise of revenue.
In the spheres of culture, sports, entertainment, repair of household items, the number of affected enterprises reaches 70.6%. In industry, this percentage is 52.9%; in construction - 51.2%, and in the trade, transport and restaurant business - 56.3%. A total of 80.6% of polled non-financial enterprises forecast that they would continue their activity; 15.4% say that they would temporarily stop, and 2% answered that they would discontinue their activity.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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