Bulgaria's government has survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by a pro-Russia opposition party over a supposed failure in the country's foreign policy.
The motion brought by the Vazrazhdane party and backed by two small (...)
Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday formally approved a coalition government led by the center-right GERB party, finally installing an administration nearly three months after elections resulted in a deeply divided parliament.
Lawmakers voted 125-114 (...)
A prominent Bulgarian businessman whose rollercoaster career reflected his country's transition from communism to democracy was shot dead in broad daylight on Wednesday, police said.
Police said that Alexey Petrov died on the spot after being shot (...)
The monthly inflation rate in Bulgaria in March was 0.5% compared to the previous month, the Bulgarian News Agency quoted the National Statistical Institute as saying on Tuesday. The annual inflation rate compared to March 2022 was 14%.
Data shows a (...)
Employers' climate impact as a result of their economic activities is an important factor for young Bulgarians in their job search. 83% of Bulgarians aged 20-29 say the climate impact of prospective employers is an important factor when job hunting, (...)
In 2022, Bulgaria reached 74.8% of the level of international flights for 2019, said Bulgarian Airlines Association (BAA) head Svetoslav Stanulov on Thursday at a press conference where an analysis of the aviation market was presented, as the (...)
One of the biggest challenges faced by large carnivores in Bulgaria is their need for large territories and the need for connectivity between their habitats, which are not always within the borders of just one country.
That is why it is necessary to (...)
One of the biggest challenges faced by large carnivores in Bulgaria is their need for large territories and the need for connectivity between their habitats, which are not always within the borders of just one country. That is why it is necessary to (...)
In spite of the difficulties due to the lack of snow, as all across Europe, Bulgaria's winter resorts handled the slopes successfully and reported 1.4 million tourist check-ins, or 28% more than in 2022 and 5% over the figure in the prepandemic (...)
The total revenues from nights spent in Bulgarian hotels in January 2023 reached BGN 77.6 million, or 60.1% more than in January 2022, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) quoted the National Statistical Institute as saying Friday.
In January 2023, the (...)
President Rumen Radev of the Republic of Bulgaria will confer high state honors on leading Bulgarian scientists on Thursday, the Bulgarian President's Press Secretariat reported.
Prof. Kamen Velev will receive the Order of the Balkan Range, First (...)
Saudi Arabia, represented by the Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal Alibrahim, has signed an agreement with Bulgaria to establish a joint committee during an official visit to capital of Bulgaria.
Faisal Alibrahim signed the agreement with the (...)
Eighteen migrants have been found dead in a truck in Bulgaria, a Balkan country facing an influx in recent months not seen since the 2015 migration crisis.
"According to initial elements, the vehicle was illegally transporting about 40 migrants (...)
Bulgaria's president asked the Socialists to form a new government on Monday, amid a long-running political crisis.
Rumen Radev gave the Socialist Party a mandate to try and create a new government in a last attempt to avoid the country's fifth (...)
Bulgaria's lawmakers have voted to roll back plans to decarbonize the country's energy sector.
The move came on Thursday after as more than 1,500 miners and utility workers demonstrated in front of the parliament in support of the coal (...)
Five suspects have been indicted in Bulgaria in connection with a deadly bomb blast in Istanbul on Nov. 13, which Turkish authorities blamed on Kurdish PKK fighters and their allies in Syria.
"Five people have been charged with helping one of the (...)
The center-right GERB, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, has won Bulgaria's parliament election, according to partial results.
Officials have counted 99% of ballots from Sunday's poll, which put former Prime Minister Boyko (...)
Bulgaria is embroiled in such political turmoil that Sunday's snap election is the fourth such vote in just 18 months.
As of Sunday morning, only nine percent of voters had cast their ballots, similar to the turnout at the last election in November (...)
Greece and Bulgaria have started commercially operating a long-delayed gas pipeline, which will help decrease southeast Europe's dependence on Russian gas and boost energy security.
The 182-kilometer pipeline will provide a relief to Bulgaria, which (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) handed over here yesterday the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gift to the Republic of Bulgaria, which included 25 tons of dates, in the presence of the Saudi Ambassador to Bulgaria Khaled (...)
Two Bulgarian police officers were killed early Thursday as they tried to stop a bus containing migrants who had entered the country illegally, a senior interior ministry official said.
The incident occurred at 5 am (4 am CEST) in the Black Sea city (...)
Bulgaria's parliament voted on Friday to lift its veto on the opening of negotiations for the accession of North Macedonia to the European Union, paving the way for the bloc to move ahead with expansion plans in the Western Balkans.
North Macedonia (...)
Bulgarian authorities are searching for a mysterious pilot who flew unauthorised across several European countries.
Defence forces in the country were placed on high alert on Wednesday evening when a small aircraft was detected in its airspace.
The (...)
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov received the Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal Al-Ibrahim, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.
The two sides reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, and (...)
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov received the Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim, currently on a visit to Bulgaria.
The two sides reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, and (...)
