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Measuring the sectoral VAT gap in Bulgaria : estimates and its drivers

Dybka, Piotr; Bartha, Stanisław; Komisarska, Anna; … - 2026

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Evaluation of the underreporting of income across households in Bulgaria : extending the Pissarides-Weber approach

Dybka, Piotr; Karska, Magdalena; Łopusiński, Maciej; … - 2026

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Inward FDI and economic growth in Bulgaria

Kayani, Farrukh Nawaz; Želev, Paskal - 2026

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Bulgaria : Representative Rate for the Euro

2026

The Council of the European Union decided on July 8, 2025 that Bulgaria had fulfilled the necessary conditions for adoption of the euro with effect from January 1,2026,1 and that the conversion rate should be set at 1.95583 Bulgarian lev per one euro.2 The Bulgarian authorities notified the Fund...

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Leading the digital transformation of education : the perspective of school principals

Mizova, Bistra; Parvanova, Yonka; Peytcheva-Forsyth, … - 2026

This mixed-methods study investigates the strategic management of digital transformation in Bulgarian schools by analysing principals' self-reported leadership practices and styles. Using data from a nationally representative sample (N = 349) gathered through the SELFIE tool, complemented by 30...

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Comparative analysis of labor markets in Bulgaria, Italy, and the UK : wage dynamics, labor costs, and digital development

Zherlitsyn, Dmytro; Rekova, Nataliia - 2026

This article examines labor market dynamics in Bulgaria, Italy, and the United Kingdom by integrating demographic pressures, wage and labor cost adjustment, redistribution mechanisms, inequality outcomes, and digital readiness into a single comparative framework. This study first applies...

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The Modernisation of Vocational Education and Training Project in Bulgaria : Lessons from early implementation

2026

In recent years, Bulgaria has introduced several initiatives to improve the quality, relevance and attractiveness of vocational education and training (VET). The "Modernisation of VET" project (2024-2029), funded by the European Social Fund Plus and the national budget, is a comprehensive reform...

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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Bulgaria 2026

2026

In recent decades, Bulgaria has seen significant improvements in life expectancy as well as in infant and maternal mortality. Despite these achievements, health status, risk factors for health, and the quality of care are worse compared to OECD countries. To address these weaknesses, Bulgaria...

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Implementing inclusive education projects in Bulgaria : Lessons from an evaluation of Bright Start and Success for You

2026

Bulgaria is working to strengthen inclusive practices in early childhood and school education, with growing attention on supporting learners' academic, social and emotional needs. As part of this effort, Bulgaria is implementing two large-scale projects: Bright Start, for preschool education,...

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Quality of Teaching in Early Childhood Education : Evidence from Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia and Kosovo

2026

Early childhood education (ECE) offers wide-ranging and well-documented benefits, yet access and financing in the Western Balkans and parts of the EU remain limited. ECE plays a vital role in the development of children, especially the most vulnerable, while supporting the World Bank’s Jobs...

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Quality of Teaching in Early Childhood Education : Evidence from Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia and Kosovo

Avitabile, Ciro; Humphry, Ella; Reznikova, Laura - 2026

High quality early childhood education (ECE) yields well established developmental benefits, especially for vulnerable children. These gains depend on strong process quality, which includes effective teaching practices. This brief presents new, preliminary evidence on ECE teaching quality in...

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OECD Economic Surveys: Bulgaria 2026

2026

Bulgaria's income has continued to converge to the OECD advanced economies, but the productivity gap remains large. Growth has been supported by robust consumption, private and public, underpinned by steady wage increases. Fiscal discipline has resulted in low public debt but pressures on the...

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Digital transformation and administrative harmonization under the New EU customs reform : the case of post-clearance control in Bulgaria

Antov, Momchil; Zhelev, Zhelyo; Kostova, Silviya; … - 2026

The digitalization of global supply chains and the increasing complexity of international trade have created both opportunities and challenges for customs administrations. The European Union has responded to these dynamics through the new EU customs reform, which aims to achieve full digital...

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Examining associations between socio-demographic characteristics and online shopping risk determinants of consumers in Bulgaria

Ivanova, Zoya - 2026

This study examines associations between socio-demographic characteristics and online shopping risk determinants of consumers in Bulgaria. It focuses on nine risk determinants grouped into four domains-technological, logistical, legal and geographical, and other risks. The analysis is based on...

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Bulgaria Gender Landscape : 2025 Update

Robayo-Abril, Monica; Echeverria, Lucia - 2026

This report highlights gradual progress in gender equality alongside persistent structural gaps relative to EU standards. Bulgaria’s Gender Equality Index has improved but remains below the EU average, with notable weaknesses in income and health dimensions. In human capital, girls outperform...

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FY 2026 Bulgaria Country Opinion Survey Report

2026

The Country Opinion Survey in Bulgaria assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Bulgaria perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector,...

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Bulgaria's AI adoption landscape in the public and private sectors

Dangova, Anita; Petrova, Desislava; Georgiev, Jasen - 2026

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Study supporting the impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal : achieving structural change : conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention : Bulgaria case study : national strategy on public procurement

2025

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on the implementation of the National Strategy...

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The growth effects of Bulgaria and Romania's EU accession : a synthetic control method examination

Cieślik, Andrzej; Turgut, Mehmet Burak - 2025

Objective: The article aims to evaluate the growth effects of the 2007 Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) for the New Member States (NMS). Research Design & Methods: To study the growth effects of the 2007 Eastern enlargement we apply the synthetic control method (SCM). The synthetic...

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Bulgaria - Country Partnership Framework for the Period FY25-FY29

2025

Bulgaria has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Despite this transformation and although European Union (EU) membership in 2007 raised expectations of living standards rapidly converging to EU levels, progress on a range of development challenges has been uneven....

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Adapting to the future climate risks and resilience in rural Bulgaria

2025

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Country report, gender equality : how are EU rules transposed into national law? : Bulgaria [2025]

2025

Important changes to the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence have been made to address the problem of domestic violence as gender-based violence as part of the policy on gender equality. Although adopted since August 2023, the main bulk of the amendments entered into force on 1 January...

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Country report non-discrimination : transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 : Bulgaria [2025]

2025

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Bulgaria : [institutional mechanisms for gender equality and gender mainstreaming factsheet]

2025

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Support for Marginalized Households in Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia. Pilot Evaluation Report

2025

This report presents the evaluation results of the pilot intervention, which aimed to enhance the socioeconomic inclusion of marginalized Roma households in Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia. The pilot targeted households in extreme poverty receiving means-tested social assistance with a focus on...

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Geoeconomic crossroads : Bulgaria's FDI screening mechanism and the balance between competitiveness, security, and technological sovereignty

Filipov, Christian; Boycheva, Iliana; Markov, Dimităr - 2025

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Social skills gap in the Bulgarian tourism industry

Ivanova, Maya; Ivanov, Stanislav; Petkova, Irina - 2025

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Analysis of minimum number sampling points : Bulgaria

2025 - Final edition

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Bulgaria according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Bulgaria for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data has...

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Civil society monitoring report on the implementation of the national strategic framework for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation in Bulgaria

2025

In practical terms, the implementation of the Bulgarian National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF) has progressed in a limited manner. Changes in the NRCP were introduced, but they did not strengthen its limited mandate, responsibilities and human capacity. The regulatory power of the new strategy...

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EIB investment survey 2024 : Bulgaria overview

2025

This unique insight into the corporate investment in Bulgaria examines companies' finance needs and the constraints they face. The 2024 edition also provides insight into the pressing issues facing firms, such as climate change, high energy costs and the green transition. The survey, which has...

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VAT gap in the EU : country report 2024 : Bulgaria

2025

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

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EUROMOD country report : Bulgaria : 2021-2024

2025

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Bulgaria. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

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Public administration and governance : Bulgaria, 2023

2025

Bulgaria's overall government effectiveness of -0.27 remained far below the average score of the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27). This is the third consecutive negative score since 2020. The period following the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis was characterised by political instability,...

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Facilitating enforcement of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) by competent authorities : Bulgaria

2025

The application of national ELD legislation is low in Bulgaria. The reason is that since April 2008 when the ELD was transposed into Bulgarian law and November 2021, there had been two environmental damage occurrences under the ELD (both in 2020) and six occurrences of an imminent threat of...

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Drone airlines to laser modelling : how Horizon supports research and innovation in Bulgaria

2025

For over 40 years, the European Union has supported cutting-edge science, research and innovation. By driving scientific progress, the EU R&I programme helps to tackle some of the most important challenges facing Europe, from cancer to climate change. This CORDIS Results Pack on Horizon in...

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency

2025

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer summary

2025

The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the framework of economic policies covering the European Union (EU) - including both euro area and non-euro area countries. The principal long-term aim of EMU is economic convergence for the EU over three successive stages. Once a country reaches the...

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer data annex

2025

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European inventory of NQFs 2024 : Bulgaria

2025

Adopted in 2012, the Bulgarian qualifications framework for lifelong learning (BQF - Национална квалификационна рамка за учене през целия живот - НКР) is a comprehensive, eight-level framework with an additional preparatory level 0. It...

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Digital decade 2025 : Bulgaria

2025

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Bulgaria's research and innovation system : a critical moment for reform

2025

Bulgaria's research and innovation (R&I) system has undergone important progress in recent years. The Bulgarian government has put growing policy focus on raising the quality and impact of the country's research system. Measures have been introduced to modernise infrastructures, promote...

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Baseline study on the training and certification requirements for fishers in EU Member States : final report; Annex B: Member State overview Bulgaria

2025

The Bulgarian fishing fleet is mainly composed by small-scale seagoing fishing vessels. The fisheries sector is a vital source of employment at regional level, especially in the coastal zones. There is only one specialised training institution in Bulgaria that has the capabilities to provide...

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Unlocking Bulgaria's research and innovation potential : a roadmap for the system's consolidation : final report

2025 - 1st edition

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of Bulgaria's public research system, focusing on addressing fragmentation issues. It identifies key challenges including underfunding, excessive organisational fragmentation, lack of critical mass in research units, and limited collaboration...

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Understanding consumer food waste behaviours : findings from Bulgaria

2025

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

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Convergence report 2025 on Bulgaria

2025

The euro is meant to be the single currency of the European Union as a whole. It is currently used every day by around 350 million people in the 20 Member States of the euro area. The practical benefits include more stable prices, lower transaction costs for people and businesses, more...

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Introduction of the euro in the Member States that have not yet adopted the common currency : Eurobarometer report

2025

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Scaling Up Quality Public Investment for Stronger Growth : Bulgaria

Stepanyan, Vahram - 2025

The paper discusses Bulgaria’s public investment needs and its efficiency and assesses prospects for accelerating economic growth and income convergence through scaling up quality public investment. Utilizing substantial EU grants to fund public investment offers Bulgaria a unique opportunity...

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Bulgaria : Selected Issues

2025

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Bulgaria : 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Staff Supplement

2025

Bulgaria is approaching a major milestone with the adoption of the euro in January 2026. Euro area accession provides a near-term boost to the outlook and offers an opportunity to reinforce institutions, bolster policy credibility, and raise medium-term growth. In a challenging environment—a...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Bulgaria

2025

Low levels of basic skills among young people, large inequalities in education, and limited adult participation in learning are obstacles for human capital development, weighing on the country's competitiveness. While Bulgaria has made progress in increasing participation in early childhood...

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