UniCredit Bulbank

Should Bulgaria be allowed to join the eurozone and the EU's banking union? That is the question that has been under consideration by European policymakers this summer. In theory, of course, Bulgaria not only has a right to join both but is legally obliged to do so, under the conditions of its accession to the bloc.

Bulgaria will seek to join both the eurozone's waiting room and the bloc's banking union within a year, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on Tuesday (12 June).

May 30, 2018, Sofia.

The Bulgarian economy will grow by 4.4% this year, which is the second fastest rate in Central and Eastern Europe after Hungary. Next year Bulgaria will be at the forefront with an economic growth of 4.2%. This is predicted by UniCredit Bulbank's economists, according to which our country performs well despite the lack of labor force.

Since the end of last year, there is a hole into the center of Sofia becoming deeper and deeper. Those living in neighboring buildings feel the vibrations. They are curious about what is being built. The answer is - the highest hotel in Sofia (107 meters), which will be part of the Marriott chain. At present, the world-famous chain has no hotel in the Bulgarian capital.

The Bulgarian Red Cross has launched a fundraising campaign to help people affected by Saturday's tragic incident in the northeastern village of Hitrino.

Seven people died and twenty-nine were injured after a dozen tanks loaded with propylene and liquefied petroleum gas derailed from a cargo train and one of them exploded in the center of Hitrino.

Sofia City Prosecutor's Office have launched a search for four people suspected of robbing a bank office in Sofia on Tuesday.

About BGN 170,000 (EUR 85,000) have been stolen by armed robbers from a branch of UniCredit Bulbank in Lyulin 7 neighbourhood of Sofia on Tuesday, the bank has said.

A total of BGN 170 000 were stolen in the armed robbery targeting the UniCredit Bulbank branch located in the Lyulin 7 neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on Tuesday.

Initial estimates suggested that around BGN 1000 000 had been stolen.

In a statement on Wednesday, the bank assured that the branch is open and is operating as usual.

Two armed robbers have made off with a "large sum of money" from an office of Bulgaria's UniCredit Bulbank in Sofia, bTV reported on Tuesday.

The UEFA Champions League trophy arrived in Bulgaria on Wednesday, where it it will embark on a tour around the country, visiting three cities in the next ten days.

The trophy will be first on display for two days in Sofia, before heading for the Black Sea coast, where it will be exhibited in Burgas and Varna for two days in each city.