News archive of December 2023

Bulgaria faces a challenging turn in its business climate as December reports unveil a decline in the total business climate indicator by 1.8 percentage points (pps), dropping to 19.8% from November's 21.6%. The National Statistical Institute highlighted a downturn primarily impacting construction, retail trade, and services sectors.

Industry Holds Steady but Faces Hurdles

The government remains one of the Greek diaspora's "steadfast supporters, honoring its invaluable contribution to the national path towards progress," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said in a New Year's message to Greeks around the world.

Pleasant Conditions Anticipated Across Bulgaria

As we approach the end of the year, Bulgaria is set to experience relatively mild weather conditions, according to forecasts for December 30 and 31.

December 30:

Over 50,000 unemployed people benefited from the active employment policies of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) within 2023, although it is not known exactly how many of them remain in the labor market immediately after the end of the program in which they participated.

A British warship arrived off the coast of Guyana on Friday, further fueling tensions over a territorial dispute with Venezuela, which has launched a major military exercise in response to what it termed an "unacceptable" threat.

The Israeli army said early Saturday that it was carrying out strikes in Syria after two rockets fired from the country fell into territory under its control.

"Following the report regarding sirens sounding in northern Israel, a short while ago two launches that were identified crossing from Syria fell in an open area," the army said.

In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned U.S. airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan — and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest — is being revived.

But as the Americans hack away at the jungle overgrowth at Tinian island airfield and other old, World War II-era bases across the region, it won't be with Japan on their mind.

Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores across the country in the fiercest assault since the first days of the war nearly two years ago.

Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in the barrage, said Ukrainian officials.

Italy's Enel group announced on Friday that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Enel Green Power (EGP), it has completed the sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas (EGPH), wholly owned by EGP, to Macquarie Asset Management, through Macquarie Green Investment Group Renewable Energy Fund 2 (MGREF2), after the fulfillment of all conditions customary for this type of transaction, including approva

After nearly three months of deadly strikes, incessant displacements and sputtering humanitarian aid, "exhausted" Gazans say they are desperate for an end to the fighting as Israel's war against Hamas looks set to grind on into the new year.