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12.05.2022
“The Hunt for Salamander” and Yulian Vergov get nominations at Septimius Awards International film festival
NOVA series “The Hunt for Salamander” and actor Yulian Vergov have been nominated at the prestigious international film festival Septimius Awards. ...
03.05.2022
Reporters without Borders: Bulgaria up in freedom of speech ranking
Bulgaria climbed 21 notches in this year’s ranking compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF) and is now ranked 91st, up from 112th last year, BGNES ...
06.04.2022
Government adopts updated version of National Recovery and Resilience Plan
The Government has adopted an updated version of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Assen Vassilev ...
06.04.2022
Bulgaria to donate helmets, bulletproof vests to Ukraine
The Council of Ministers has adopted a decision to donate 2,000 helmets and 2,000 bulletproof vests to the Ukrainian government so that it can protect ...
30.03.2022
Petkov hosts discussion of North Macedonia's EU accession with ruling coalition
The leaders of the four parties in Bulgaria's ruling coalition held a meeting hosted by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Tuesday evening, BTA reported.
The ...
29.03.2022
Bulgarian Navy: No floating mines discovered near the country's borders
No floating mines have been discovered in the Black Sea, near Bulgaria's borders, the Bulgarian Navy announced on Tuesday.
The helicopter and ship ...
28.03.2022
Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia flies back to Sofia
Bulgaria's Ambassador to Moscow Atanas Krastin and 62 other Bulgarians comes back to their home country with a humanitarian flight organized by the Foreign ...
28.03.2022
Prime ministers of NATO member states in Southeast Europe met in Sofia
Prime ministers of Bulgaria, Romania, Montenegro and North Macedonia met in Sofia on Monday. Among the topics they discussed were the provisions of liquefied ...
25.03.2022
Petkov: I discussed corruption with US President Biden
"I discussed with the US President Joe Biden the corruption and how it could be a tool to be used by Putin in the Balkan countries." That announced Bulgaria's Prime ...
25.03.2022
Sofia to host NATO heads of state forum
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will host a meeting of NATO members' heads of state and government in Southeast Europe. That was announced ...
24.03.2022
Petkov: Our ambassador to Moscow will be summoned back for consultations
Bulgaria’s ambassador to Moscow will be summoned back to Sofia for consultations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced Thursday.
This came as a ...
24.03.2022
Bulgaria abolishes "golden passports"
Bulgaria’s National Assembly abolished the possibility of acquiring citizenship for investment – the so called “golden passports”. That happened ...
22.03.2022
Radev after meeting Duda: Bulgaria and Poland are united in reinforcing NATO’s Eastern flank
“Bulgaria and Poland are united in our efforts to reinforce NATO’s Eastern flank,” said Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev after his meeting ...
21.03.2022
EPPO confirms: We received signals of high-level corruption in Bulgaria
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) confirmed Monday it had received several reports from Bulgaria with serious allegations of “fraud ...
21.03.2022
Food prices in Bulgaria - 30% higher relative to 2021
Wholesale food prices in Bulgaria have increased by 30% compared to March last year, the market price index shows.
This week the price of sunflower ...
18.03.2022
Bulgaria's ex-PM Boyko Borissov detained
Police took the leader of the biggest opposition party and former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to the General Directorate "National Police" late on Thursday. ...
17.03.2022
US Secretary of Defence to meet Bulgaria's Prime Minister
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is to meet Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov during his visit to Sofia. The meeting will be held on Saturday.
The ...
17.03.2022
Green COVID certificates in Bulgaria to be dropped
As of March 21 the requirement for a “green certificate” for all activities and events in Bulgaria will be dropped, the Ministry of Health announced ...
15.03.2022
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to visit Bulgaria
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is to visit Bulgaria this week, the Pentagon said. Austin arrives in Europe to support NATO allies on the backdrop ...
14.03.2022
Bulgaria's cabinet extends electricity subsidies for businesses
The compensations for the increased electricity prices for businesses will be paid in April too. After that they will be asked to sign long-term contracts for ...
14.03.2022
PM Petkov: Ukrainian President asks Bulgaria for any help
Speaking to journalists, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said he had talked with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend. In Petkov's ...
12.03.2022
Garry Kasparov about Putin: Dictators never stop until they are being stopped
Garry Kasparov is a legend. He is the youngest world chess champion in history. He is described as a genius and the best chess player of all time. He ended ...
12.03.2022
Bulgaria's Prime Minister met Turkey's President Erdogan
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the International Diplomatic Forum in Antalya.
The two ...
10.03.2022
Bulgaria's President: Our country will support children and families from Ukraine
Bulgaria will support children and families from Ukraine who are seeking refuge in our country," President Rumen Radev said at a meeting with UNICEF Representative ...
10.03.2022
1920 new COVID-19 cases reported
Тhe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,107,888, after 16,525 tests identified 1,920 new infections on Tuesday. It makes a test positivity ...
09.03.2022
Bulgaria will not be sending fighter jets to Ukraine
Bulgaria will not be sending fighter jets to Ukraine, Lena Borislavova, head of the political office of the Prime Minister, told a news conference here ...
09.03.2022
Prime Minister Petkov to take part in informal European Council on March 10 and 11 in Versailles
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will take part in the informal meeting of the heads of state and government of the European Union member states, which will ...
08.03.2022
More than 2400 new COVID cases in Bulgaria
2462 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 91 more infected people died. The number of those who recovered reached ...
07.03.2022
38 000 Ukrainians entered Bulgaria
More than 38 000 Ukrainian citizens have entered Bulgaria in the period February 24 - March 6, the Border Police informed on Monday.
A total of ...
03.03.2022
Bulgaria celebrates 144th anniversary since Liberation
Bulgaria celebrates the 144th anniversary since its Liberation. Solemn ceremonies were held in Sofia and at Shipka.
The national flag was erected with ...
28.02.2022
Bulgaria's Prime Minister demands resignation of Defence Minister
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov demanded the resignation of the Defense Minister Stefan Yanev. That was announced at a briefing on Monday.
An ...
22.02.2022
US Embassy: We condemn Putin's decision to recognize “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” as “independent"
"We join the Government of Bulgaria and our other Allies in strongly condemning President Putin’s decision to recognize the so-called “Donetsk and ...
21.02.2022
Bulgaria lifts COVID restrictions as of March 20
March 20 is the possible date for lifting all COVID restrictions in Bulgaria including the green certificate. The document will remain valid only for those ...
17.02.2022
Foreign Ministry reaffirms position on Ukraine
In response to the Russian Duma's move for recognition of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent and a note verbale ...
17.02.2022
Bulgarian, Turkish Transport Ministers discuss connectivity
The face-to-face meeting between the Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolay Sabev and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic ...
17.02.2022
5023 new COVID-19 cases reported
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,054,566 after 25,067 tests identified 5,023 newly infected persons on Wednesday, of whom 74.7 ...
12.02.2022
US Embassy Sofia: The F-16 program is experiencing delays
"The F-16 program is experiencing delays due to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic." That was announced by the US Embassy in Sofia ...
09.02.2022
Bulgaria's Justice Minister can propose early dismissal of Prosecutor General
The Minister of Justice is allowed to make a proposal to the Supreme Judicial Council for the early release of the Prosecutor General and the chairmen ...
04.02.2022
US delegation to visit Sofia next week
The US administration will send an interangecy delegation to Sofia, Bucharest and Brussels next week, the State Department announced Friday. Among the ...
02.02.2022
More than 11 100 new COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria
A total of 11 143 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours.
87 more infected people died bringing the total number ...
