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bTV Shake-Up Sparks Protest Over Morning Show Hosts Tsantsarova, Yochev
Protesters gathered outside the bTV building in solidarity with bTV presenters Maria Tsantsarova and Zlatimir Yochev on Friday.
BSP Leader Zafirov: If We Receive Third Cabinet-Forming Mandate, We Will Discuss It and Decide Whether to Return It
Speaking on bTV on Friday, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Atanas Zafirov said that if they receive the third government-forming mandate, they will discuss it and decide whether to return it.
VP Iotova Predicts That President Radev Will Call Snap Parliamentary Elections for End of March
During a visit to Suhindol on Friday, Vice President Iliana Iotova predicted that President Rumen Radev would respect the parties’ wishes and would likely call snap parliamentary elections for the end of March. In any case, the first mandate will be issued after the parliamentary recess, she added.
Save Sofia Party Push Pays Off as Skoda Agrees 75 New Trolleybuses for Sofia
Save Sofia’s programme to renew Sofia’s public transport fleet was already delivering results, the party said on Friday.
Economy
Income Indexation through Extension Budget Undermines Budgetary Legislation Principles, Fiscal Council Says
The inclusion of social policies in the so-called 2025–2026 Extension Budget Bill, such as the indexation of incomes of employees in the public sector by the annual inflation rate, undermines the principles of budgetary legislation and creates a dangerous precedent in the country’s budgetary policy, the Fiscal Council said Friday in a comment on the 2026 Revenue Collection and Expenditures Bill.
Large Bulgarian Platforms Ready for Digital Services Act, Smaller Online Shops Lag – Consumer Protection Commission Chair
Large platforms and traders in Bulgaria show a good level of readiness to adapt to the Digital Services Act (DSA), while smaller online shops and intermediaries face difficulties in publishing clear and transparent rules on identification,
National Statistical Institute Total Consumption of Energy Products from Economic Activities and Households in Bulgaria Decreases in 2023
According to data published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on Friday, in 2023, compared to 2022, there was a decrease in the extraction of natural energy inputs from the environment by 20.3% to 428 473 TJ.
19,600 Job Vacancies Available in Bulgaria at End of Third Quarter of 2025, Increasing by 11.4% Y/Y
As at the end of the third quarter of 2025, there were 19,600 job vacancies in Bulgaria, increasing by 11.4% compared with the end of the third quarter of 2024, the National Statistical Institute wrote on its website on Friday. The job vacancy rate,
Culture
14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe Danube Is Symbol of Freedom, Spirituality and Progress - National Radio Journalist
The Danube is a symbol of freedom, spirituality and progress for the people of Ruse, Bulgarian National Radio correspondent in Ruse Asya Pencheva said here Wednesday. She was speaking at a BTA-organized conference in Ruse that commemorates a
14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe Students in Ruse: Lessons of the April Uprising Are Key to Bulgaria’s Future
Students from Hristo Botev Secondary School in Ruse took part in a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising, held at the BTA press club in Ruse Wednesday. In their remarks at the event, they emphasized the importance of
14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe April Uprising’s Legacy Should Inspire Present-Day Bulgarian Youth, Ruse University Honorary Rector Says
Academician Hristo Beloev, honorary rector of Angel Kanchev University of Ruse and chair of the Ruse Municipal Council, highlighted the lessons of the 1876 April Uprising at a conference in Ruse marking its 150th anniversary. The event is part of
14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe Ruse University Rector: History Prepares Us for the Future
History prepares people for the present and the future, said Assoc. Prof. Desislava Atanasova, Rector of Angel Kanchev University of Ruse. She was speaking here Wednesday at a BTA-organized conference in Ruse that commemorates a December 1875
Balkans
Far-right SOS Romania Party Leader Sosoaca Calls on Sovereignists to Unite Against Current Romanian Government
Turkish Customs Seize Over 160 kg of Heroin at Iranian Border in Truck En Route to Bulgaria
Turkish authorities at the Gurbulak customs checkpoint on the Iranian border, near the town of Dogubayazit in Eastern Turkiye, seized 163.9 kilograms of heroin that was being smuggled through the country en route to Bulgaria.
Prosecutor's Office in Skopje Indicts Ex-Director of Communal Hygiene for Endangering Environment with Waste
The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje has filed an indictment against Sabahudin Rustemi, former director of the Communal Hygiene Public Enterprise, and Aki Saiti, head of the company’s waste management unit, for endangering the environment and nature with waste.
Turkish Security Forces Foil Seven Terrorist Attacks in 2025
Turkish security forces have prevented seven terrorist attacks since the beginning of 2025 during nationwide operations against groups considered terrorist, Turkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
VMRO-DPMNE Resolution Condemns Opposition “Manipulations”, Backs Anti-Illegal Migration Policies
VMRO-DPMNE submitted to the Parliament of North Macedonia a draft resolution to condemn the manipulations of the opposition and affirm policies against illegal migration, with which the ruling party claims to put an end to “the manipulations by SDSM