A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common currency, the euro, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%).
In Bulgaria, trust in the EU is a little above the average for Europe, and optimism for the future remains strong. 51% of Europeans tend to trust the EU. This percentage is higher among the young aged 15 to 24 – 59%. In Bulgaria, trust in the EU is a little higher than the average for the Union – 53%.
In the EU, 74% of the respondents say they feel they are citizens of Europe. In Bulgaria this percentage is below the average for the Union – 66%.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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