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Germany’s economy ministry said it was aware of the holding company and that its establishment was a precautionary step for any restructuring measures.

European Commission to propose incentives for households and industry who reduce demand before winter

In a traditional for "We Continue the Change" style, final talks with coalition partners on the governance program for the next six months were being held late last night.

Parliament finally approved the minimum pension to reach BGN 467 (EUR 240) as of July 1st. From this date, the maximum pension rises to BGN 2,000 (EUR 1,026).

From October 1, the ceiling will rise once again - this time to BGN 3,400, which is the amount of the maximum insurance income.

Kosovo's mining giant Trepca owes hundreds of thousands of euros to its miners in terms of union fees, pension funds and health insurance, BIRN has found out.

Trepca enterprise deducts 1 per cent of each miner's salary as a union membership fee, but has never transferred this money to the unions, creating a large debt. 

Even though the coronavirus epidemic has taken a heavy financial toll on many, others may have found themselves with some extra cash in their bank accounts. 42 %of Americans say they've cut back on spending since the outbreak began, according to a few Research surveys.

As of today, "Bulgarian Posts" resumes the payment of unpaid express domestic money orders accepted after March 21, 2022, as well as the payment of unpaid ordinary domestic money transfers. This was announced on the official website of the state company.

Three bills and a ministerial decision prepared by the economic staff are changing the taxation on real estate. More specifically, the bill will be discussed at the Parliament, in the coming days, with the changes in the property tax ENFIA, while the issuance of the ministerial decision with the list of professions that will have an extra tax deduction will be also discussed.

Ljubljana – Tatjana Mlakar, the director general of the ZZZS public health insurer, has noted in an interview with the STA that the new obligations imposed on the ZZZS do not have long-term financial coverage, and is worried that this will result in a reduction of rights of insured persons.

Ljubljana – Pensioners will get 4.4% higher pensions at the end of the month in line with regular annual adjustment with wages and consumer prices. Back rise for January will be paid out as well. The adjustment will cost the Pension and Disability Insurance Institute (ZPIZ) EUR 268 million at the annual level, said ZPIZ official Andraž Rangus after the council endorsed the rise on Wednesday.