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Bulgaria
Seven Charged with Participation in Organized Crime Group Linked to Historical Park Tourist Attraction
The Sofia City Prosecution Office has pressed charges against seven individuals for participation in an organized crime group involved in corruption and has ordered their detention for up to 72 hours, the prosecution office said Thursday.
2026 draft budgets BSP - United Left to Rethink Participation in Cabinet If Social Policies Are Jeopardized
Deputy Prime Minister and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Atanas Zafirov said here Thursday that there can be no compromises on incomes, families, pensions, healthcare or the condition of municipalities. "If there is no possibility to continue the
Wrap-up After Night of Protest, Government Pulls 2026 Budget and Vows to Renew Dialogue with Unions, Employers
A day after thousands protested in downtown Sofia against the government’s 2026 draft budget, GERB-UDF leader Boyko Borissov Thursday said the package would be withdrawn, triggering the cancellation of Thursday’s Budget Committee meeting and opening
Foreign Minister Holds Meeting with EU Member States Ambassadors to Bulgaria
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev held a meeting with the ambassadors of European Union Member States to Bulgaria, his Ministry said on Thursday. The meeting, which took place at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Sofia, was organised as part of Denmark’s current Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Economy
Budget and Finance Committee Endorses 2026 Social Insurance and Health Insurance Budgets at Second Reading
The Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee adopted at second reading on Wednesday the draft budgets of Public Social Insurance and of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for 2026.
Bulgaria Has Everything to Start Creating AI models for Businesses - MEP Eva Maydell
Bulgaria has everything necessary to begin creating artificial intelligence (AI) models for individual businesses to improve efficiency, Eva Maydell, a Member of the European Parliament from the European People’s Party and co-rapporteur on the AI
Bulgaria Is Fifth in EU in Carbon Emission Cuts but Remains the Most Carbon-Intensive Economy - Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria achieved the EU’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cut since 1990 but still it remained the most carbon-intensive economy in the bloc with 968 gCO2-eq per euro of Gross Value Added, according to a new SeeNext analysis
Tripartite Council Fails to Agree on Proposal for State to Pay Health Contributions of Women During Two Years of Maternity Leave
The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTS) on Wednesday failed to reach agreement on a bill amending the Health Insurance Act, submitted by Venko Sabrutev and a group of MPs from Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), which
Culture
Antarctic Institute Chair Prof. Pimpirev Meets New French Ambassador Dumoulin
The new French Ambassador to Bulgaria, Marie Dumoulin, First Counsellor Anne-Charlotte Montin and Science Cooperation Attache Arnaud Bobereau visited the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI).
Kiril Valchev Proposed for Reappointment as BTA Director General due to Proven Professional Qualities - Culture and Media Committee Chair
Bulgaria's Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media Chair Toshko Yordanov Thursday said that Kiril Valchev has been proposed for reappointment as Director General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) due to his professional qualities.
Academy of Sciences, Universities, Municipalities, Employers, Trade Unions, Creative Unions, Cultural Institutions, Artists, Head of Orthodox Church Support BTA Director General's Re-election
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, universities, municipalities, employers, trade unions, creative unions, cultural institutions, artists, and Patriarch Daniil have expressed support for the re-election of Kiril Valchev for a second term as Director
National History Museum Opens Renovated Hall Dedicated to Thracian and Roman History
The exhibition's new highlights focus on Thracian power and Roman heritage in Bulgarian lands. "Expect to encounter masterpieces of ancient art and archaeology that tell the story of ancient civilizations," said the team behind the exhibition.
Balkans
Turkish Nationalist Leader Bahceli Describes MPs Meeting with Ocalan as Historic Step Forward
The leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, described Monday's visit by members of the Grand National Assembly to Imrali prison, where Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan is being held, as a historic step forward.
Discussion at Ankara University Centres on Connection between Turkish, Bulgarian Theatre
The relationship between theatre in Turkiye and Bulgaria, the development of theatrical genres in both countries, and the language and themes presented on stage were the subject of a discussion at Ankara University, organized jointly with the
Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Registered in Greece, No Damage Reported
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale was registered at 10:51 local time on Monday morning in western Thessaly, Greece, public broadcaster ERT reported.
Turkiye Exporters Assembly, Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Istanbul
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Istanbul on Friday between the Turkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM) and the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTCCI). The ceremony took place during a business forum that also included B2B