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Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday that the contract for the overhaul of the Bulgarian Air Force's An-30 transport aircraft with Ukrainian company Ukrainmash has been extended until August 2, 2026.

The population remains unhealthy despite a significant increase in healthcare spending over the past five years, Health Minister Katya Ivkova told journalists on Friday.

The compulsory administrative measure imposed on Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant (TPP) remains in force and has not been lifted, Environment and Water Minister Rositsa Karamfilova said in response to a parliamentary question from Ivaylo Petrov of

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov said construction work on Plovdiv's Southeastern Bypass will restart once all administrative, technical and design issues are resolved.

The “Podkrepa” Mining Trade Union Federation and the Federation of Independent Miners’ Trade Unions with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) strongly condemned the government's decision to separate Maritsa Iztok Mines and TPP Maritsa Iztok 2 from the structure of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), according to a joint position published on the Podkrepa website and addressed to Economy Minister Alexander Poulev.

The fifth National Conference on Health Tourism will take place in Pamporovo on June 19 and 20, the organizers said on Thursday.

The current state of the defence industry, prospects for its development, and opportunities for expanding the partnership between the state and the business sector were discussed during a working meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev and Deputy Minister Mihaela Karadimova with representatives of the Bulgarian Defence Industry Association, the Ministry said.

More than EUR 118 million in funding under the Strategic Plan for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas for 2025 has been "irretrievably lost," Minister of Agriculture and Food Plamen Abrovsky said during a hearing before the parliamentary

The Education Ministry’s draft 2026 budget was presented at a meeting of the Sectoral Council for Tripartite Cooperation in Preschool and School Education on Thursday, the Education and Science Ministry said.

A birthday is a celebration of life itself, Spanish singer Bebe said in a BTA interview on Thursday. The interview came hours before her mini-tour with concerts in Sofia and Varna.

The first meeting of the organizing committee to run and coordinate the preparation and holding of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest took place at the Council of Ministers, the Government press service said on Thursday.

Bulgaria’s participation in the certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe was among the main topics of the first panel of the National Information Event "Cultural Routes – Bulgaria 2026", which is being held in Plovdiv and Hisarya on Thursday and Friday.

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova and her Slovenian counterpart, Natasa Pirc Musar, discussed the process of European integration of the Western Balkans here on Wednesday, the presidential press secretariat reported. The discussion was held as part of the South-East European Cooperation Process summit hosted by Iotova.

The Council of Ministers has approved a draft Memorandum with the Government of the Republic of Serbia to determine the conditions for opening a joint checkpoint Kalotina 2 (Republic of Bulgaria) and Gradina 2 (Republic of Serbia), the government

The case involving Iva Mihaylova, who holds Bulgarian citizenship and was injured in a road incident in the town of Kocani eight months ago and still awaiting charges, falls under the jurisdiction of North Macedonia’s judiciary, Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski said in Sofia on Wednesday, responding to questions about why authorities in Kocani have not allowed her to travel to Bulgaria for medical treatment.

North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said in an interview with MRT 1 on Monday that she will meet Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova during the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit, to be held in Sofia on June 10.