Bulgaria recorded the largest government budget deficit in the European Union as a share of gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2026, according to new seasonally adjusted data published by Eurostat. The country’s consolidated government budget deficit reached 7.

Lithuania recorded the European Union’s smallest budget deficit in the first quarter of 2025, at 0.9% of gross domestic ...

Bulgaria recorded the largest government budget deficit in the European Union as a share of gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2026, according to new seasonally…