12 gold passports have been revoked and procedure for 5 more is ongoing, out of 120 passports for investments that had been issued; the programme was recently shelved due to criticism by the EC for irregularities in granting citizenship to investors

Bulgaria's participation in an IMF initiative to raise funds for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Fund will amount to about $6,7 million, which will be secured from the 2024 state budget

The population census in Albania has begun; the census is also important for Bulgaria, as it is the first since the Bulgarian national minority was recognised in 2017

Parliament rejected amendments to the Law on Direct Participation introduced by 'Vazrazhdane', which proposed that any parliamentary group, regardless of its size, can submit proposals for holding a referendum

The EC Representation in Bulgaria has launched an information campaign on the adoption of the euro to answer how the changeover will take place and what will happen to the local currency