Автор
Maria Georgieva
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Oversight and accountability
- State inspectors check Lidl warehouses at Ravno Pole and Kabile for three days
- Bulgaria's competition watchdog drafts guidance on how farmers can work together without breaking competition rules
- Abrovski: From today the state is checking all central warehouses of retail chains
- Consumer watchdog refers retail chains to competition body over uneven supplier markups
- Margaritov: 11 price cases by consumer watchdog likely to end up in court
- Food agency stops 7 tonnes of Turkish cucumbers with pesticides at Kapitan Andreevo
- Food agency shuts two sites after 2,513 checks on food for children and schoolchildren
- Consumer watchdog opens 11 cases against supermarket chains over higher prices of basic foods
- Consumer watchdog finds dairy markups of up to 135% at Bulgarian supermarket chains
- Food, consumer and tax agencies start joint checks at big chains' warehouses
- Environment inspectors fine firms €468,000 and impose €335,000 in sanctions in September
- Rail agency halts tenders worth over €350m over suspected abuse
Transport and communications
- Traffic jams hit Burgas and roads to the city and Kameno
- Topli Dol bypass through Arabakonak to be ready in up to 20 days, weather permitting
- Radev: ships to Varna and Burgas have not stopped, with 30 more vessels than last year
- Four Burgas–Sofia trains will keep using Central Station during repairs (updated)
- Peev: Ship traffic at Varna and Burgas has not fallen in the month since the fighting began (updated)
- Heavy traffic on roads near Kameno, Aheloy and Aytos and in Burgas
Agriculture
- Farmers ask for 6 months with no fees at big retail chains to see if prices will fall
- Bird flu found on Elenino farm as Bulgaria bans poultry markets
- Sheep and goat farmers in pox zones can apply for aid until 27 October
- Black Sea attacks and low Danube could cut Bulgaria off from markets, think tank warns
Statistics and regulation
- Bulgaria's public debt is 28.7% of GDP, among four lowest in EU
- Fuel prices in Bulgaria up 42.2% in a year, biggest rise in EU
- Experts: Home prices will not fall in 2027, and transactions will decrease
- KNSB calls for €690 minimum wage as it hosts European union forum
- Government proposes to lift social security income cap to €2,400 from 1 January
- Hristov: target is a deficit of up to 3%, investigation awaited regarding Black Sea drones
- KNSB sticks to €690 minimum wage and 10% higher incomes
- Private bailiffs want debtors told about a debt before assets are frozen
- Courgette wholesale prices jump 11.62%, price index up 0.51%
- Number of workers over 55 in Bulgaria has almost doubled since 2005