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03.11.2023
PM Denkov demands resignation of SANS chair
Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov demanded the resignation of State Agency for National Security (SANS) Chair Plamen Tonchev, Denkov said at a briefing at ...
03.11.2023
Bulgarian bulk carrier Rojen returns home from Israel
Bulk carrier Rojen dropped anchor at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna on Friday morning, its operator Navibulgar told BTA.
The Bulgarian vessel ...
02.11.2023
Bulgaria can challenge Russian church ownership in court
A check by the prosecutor's office has found that there are grounds for the state to attack in court the ownership of the Church of St. Nicholas of ...
01.11.2023
Foreign Minister Gabriel: Bulgarian citizens and their families were first evacuated from Gaza
"A total of 36 people - Bulgarian citizens and their family members were successfully evacuated today from the territory of the Gaza Strip and are now ...
01.11.2023
Interior Minister inspects Bulgarian-Turkish border
Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov is on an inspection visit to Bulgaria's border area with Turkiye, the ministry's press office said on Wednesday. ...
01.11.2023
2024 poverty line set at BGN 526
The Council of Ministers set the poverty line for 2024 at BGN 526, Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivanka Shalapatova said at a briefing after the government ...
01.11.2023
Sofia expels Russian journalist as a National security threat
The State Agency for National Security (SANS) Wednesday said that it has expelled the Sofia correspondent of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Alexandr Gatsak, as a ...
01.11.2023
CEC Spokesperson: Voting in local elections runoffs to take place in some 7,250 polling stations, machine voting to be available in 5,900 of them
Voting in local elections runoffs will take place in some 7,250 polling stations, with machine voting being available in 5,900 of them. Central Election ...
31.10.2023
Supreme Administrative Court revokes election administration's decision to eliminate voting machines from local elections
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) Monday revoked a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that eliminated voting machines from the local ...
30.10.2023
Results in 26 regional capitals with 100% of tally sheets processed
By 19 pm, 100% of the tally sheets were processed in 26 regional capitals – Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Haskovo, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, ...
30.10.2023
Deputy E-Government Minister says making video of voting machines' vulnerability test was his obligation, disproves allegations of foul play
In a statement sent to the news media on Monday, Deputy Electronic Governance Minister Mihail Stoynov rejected accusations that by making a video of a ...
29.10.2023
Over 16,000 police officers provide security on Election Day
More than 15,000 police officers are engaged in maintaining public order, fire safety and ensuring a peaceful election day, the Interior Ministry said ...
26.10.2023
EC Vice President Jourova to visit Bulgaria on Friday
European Commission Vice President for values and transparency Vera Jourova will pay a visit to Bulgaria, the Commission said on Thursday.
Jourova is ...
26.10.2023
European Commission confirms full support for Bulgaria's Schengen accession
"You have our full support for Schengen. All the conditions for Schengen accession have been met," European Commission (EC) Vice-President Vera Jourova ...
26.10.2023
Dutch PM promises to back Bulgaria for Schengen entry if European Commission approves
"We are aware that Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and his Government are lobbying very hard for Bulgaria's admission to Schengen," Dutch Prime ...
25.10.2023
Prime Minister Denkov to attend European Council meeting in Brussels, October 26-27
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov will take part in a European Council meeting in Brussels on October 26-27, the Government Information Service ...
25.10.2023
Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria ask FM to report weekly on her efforts towards Schengen entry
In a post on their social media Wednesday, Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) said their MPs have asked Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel ...
25.10.2023
Man dies in work accident at VMZ Sopot ordnance plant
A man died in a work accident at the VMZ ordnance plant in Sopot around noon on Wednesday, the press centre of the regional directorate of the Ministry ...
24.10.2023
PM Denkov: If admitted in Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania will be able to focus better on protecting EU's external borders
Emerging from a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer here on Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said: "If Bulgaria and Romania ...
24.10.2023
Austrian chancellor describes Schengen's expansion as "unthinkable", says that has nothing to do with Bulgaria and Romania
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer Tuesday described Schengen’s expansion as currently “unthinkable” for his country but pointed out that this stance ...
23.10.2023
Unless Lukoil pays BGN 1,500 Mln-plus in delinquent taxes, charges, exemption for import of russian oil will be removed
Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov has assured the parliamentary groups of the ruling majority that Lukoil told his office on Sunday that they will ...
23.10.2023
PM Denkov says collection of Lukoil's excess profits from price difference of two types of oil is realistic
Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov described the collection of Lukoil's excess profits from the difference in prices of the two types of oil as “realistic”, ...
22.10.2023
Wrap-up: GERB set on moving for early withdrawal of Lukoil's exemption from EU ban on russian oil
GERB leader Boyko Borissov Sunday said the parliamentary groups would discuss on Monday GERB's proposal for withdrawing Lukoil's derogation from ...
22.10.2023
E-government Minister: Hacker attacks are the new normal
Hacker and DDoS attacks are the new normal, and we are actively preparing for such events, said Minister of e-Government Alexander Yolovski on NOVA.
"Such ...
21.10.2023
Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel meets US permanent representative to NATO Julianne Smith
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne ...
21.10.2023
Defence Minister: Security Services follow processes to prevent any lateral manifestation in Bulgaria of Hamas-Israel conflict
Defence Minister Todor Tagarev Saturday said Bulgaria is taking measures to prevent any lateral manifestation in its territory of supporters of either ...
20.10.2023
Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarians to avoid protests in Germany
In connection with the tensions in Germany over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, on Friday the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Bulgarian ...
19.10.2023
2024 Defence spending will be upped by 2%, Minister says
Bulgaria's defence spending for 2024 will be increased by 2% and probably by more than 2% in the coming years, which will make it possible to procure ...
19.10.2023
PM reconfirms that there is interest in sale of Burgas oil refinery
Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov Thursday reconfirmed that there is interest in the sale of the Lukoil Neftochim oil refinery in the Bulgarian coastal city ...
19.10.2023
Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarians to avoid areas of mass protests in Amman
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry calls on Bulgarian citizens to avoid the areas in front of the Israeli and American embassies in Amman, the capital of the ...
19.10.2023
Bulgaria and United Kingdom to sign joint declaration on strategic partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel will sign a Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Bulgaria and ...
18.10.2023
Bulgaria adopts its first national action plan to combat antisemitism (2023-2027)
The Council of Ministers Wednesday adopted a five-year National Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism (2023-2027).
The Action Plan was elaborated in line ...
18.10.2023
United Media proudly announces two of its own elected to the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
United Media, the leading media company in Southeastern Europe, is proud to announce that among the newly elected members of the International Academy ...
18.10.2023
Four sailors from Rojen bulk carrier to arrive in Sofia on Wednesday
Four Bulgarian sailors from the crew of the Bulgarian bulk carrier Rojen, which is in the Israeli port of Ashdod, will arrive in Sofia by flight from Tel ...
18.10.2023
Foreign Ministry advises bulgarians against travelling to Brussels
Bulgarian nationals are advised to not undertake unnecessary trips to Brussels and, if already in the Belgian capital, to refrain from unnecessary travel ...
17.10.2023
Bulgaria Air cancels October 19 and 22 flights to and for Tel Aviv
Bulgaria Air announced Tuesday that for reasons beyond the airline's control, flights to and from Tel Aviv scheduled for October 19 and 22 have been ...
15.10.2023
US Ambassador: Our role in Bulgaria is not to get involved in domestic politics
The USA is not discussing new names under the Magnitsky Act, the US Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten said in an exclusive interview with Nova TV on ...
13.10.2023
Bulgaria's Parliament rejects motion of no confidence in the cabinet
The vote of no confidence in the cabinet of Nikolai Denkov was rejected by parliament. It was requested by the opposition - the Bulgarian Socialist Party ...
12.10.2023
Protesting miners and energy workers in Bulgaria announce end to road blockades
Two weeks after the beginning of the protests of miners and energy workers in Bulgaria, they decided to unblock the Trakia highway and the Pass of the ...
11.10.2023
57 Bulgarians returned from Israel on a private airline flight
57 Bulgarian citizens have returned to the country from Israel on Wednesday. The seats for them on a flight of a private airline had been secured by the ...
