Bulgaria is facing a new round of fiscal scrutiny from Brussels after the European Commission concluded that the country is on course to breach the EU’s budget deficit rules and recommended the launch of an excessive deficit procedure. According to the Commission’s assessment, Bulgaria’s public sector deficit rose from 3% of GDP in 2024 to 3.

Comisia Europeană va plasa Sofia sub o „procedură de deficit excesiv” pentru încălcarea regulilor bugetare, anunță publicația Financial Times.

The Bulgarian government is preparing a series of fiscal measures aimed at containing the budget deficit, including a higher debt ceiling, changes to pension indexation rules, and…

By the end of May 2026, Bulgaria’s budget balance under the consolidated fiscal program is projected to show a deficit of around 2.5 billion euros, equivalent to roughly 2 percent…

More and more EU countries are being thrown in the public spending sin bin over their mushrooming deficits, with Bulgaria expected to be added Wednesday.

Under EU rules, the public deficit must not be above 3% of GDP

More and more EU countries are being thrown in the public spending sin bin over their mushrooming deficits, with Bulgaria expected to be added on June 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev has warned that Bulgaria’s public finances are facing a significantly worse-than-expected position, citing a projected…

Il deficit della Bulgaria ben oltre la soglia del 3 per cento. Dombrovskis: "Proporremo di aprire la procedura"

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev has said Bulgaria will have to take on new debt of up to €3.8 billion, describing the measure as unavoidable given current…

Bulgaria is facing a new round of fiscal scrutiny from Brussels after the European Commission concluded that the country is on course to breach the EU’s budget deficit rules and…