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Women at leadership positions in Bulgaria are growing in number despite, shows a report on gender equality for 2023 that the Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday. Last year, the number stood at 68,000, which is by 3,200 more than in 2022. The share of women in management boards grew to 18.3% from 14.8% a year earlier.

The leadership of the economy and finance ministry on Tuesday unveiled the changes included in the new tax bill that will apply when tax returns are submitted, such as those regarding tips, the entrepreneurial tax for freelancers and the operation of the Independent Authority for Public Revenues (AADE).

Greece submitted its Medium-Term Draft Budgetary Plan (DBP) for 2025-2028 to the European Commission on Tuesday, within deadline, the National Economy & Finance Ministry said.

The electricity connection between Greece and Egypt was discussed among other issues by Environment & Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis during a visit to Cairo.

The Natural Disaster Insurance Pool (PAID) has sufficient funds of its own and can bring at any time into the country, through the broadest reinsurance program in Central and Eastern Europe, 1.3 billion euros - guaranteeing that those hit by disasters receive compensation, PAID director general Nicoleta Radu told the "Banking Forum" conference on Monday.

Save Romania Union (USR) deputy Emanuel Ungureanu warned his colleagues on Monday, during plenary debates to strip ex Health Minister Nelu Tataru of parliamentary immunity, that Liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca is actually standing by the side of people entrenched in a grand business corruption entanglement while "throwing Tataru under the bus" for some petty offenses.

The Romanian economy will continue to decelerate next year, and there is even a risk of recession, although it is not the baseline scenario, CFA Romania vice president Adrian Codirlasu says, according to a release of the association.

The decrease in Bulgaria's total exports in the January-August period is ahead of the annual decrease in imports, shows a report from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

The European Commission highlighted in its annual report that the implementation of Greece's recovery and resilience plan is progressing smoothly, though "increased efforts" are needed for timely execution.

European Union will invest 1.8 billion euros in Moldova's economy over the next three years.

This year's Wine Day was a memorable one, setting new records. Thus, the Great National Assembly Square (PMAN) became a veritable city of wine during the two days of the event, gathering over 150,000 visitors who celebrated "Moldovan Wine. Amazingly good", according to the National Vine and Wine Office (ONVV).

The upgrading of the Athens Stock Exchange by FTSE Russell with the aim of returning it to the category of developed markets is excellent news for Greece, the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis pointed out in a statement, emphasising that "it is a result of the positive developments in the economy, the positive prospects that are opening up but also the specific successful moves of the government in the field of privatisations."

Some regional airports will shut down briefly and gradually between November 2024 and February 2025 for runway upgrades, manager Fraport Greece announced on Wednesday.