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The Council of Ministers approved additional expenditure of EUR 4,986,305 under the 2026 budget of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for Bulgaria Heli Med Service EAD. The funds will be provided as a subsidy to ensure air transport for the state-organized emergency medical care system.

The Council of Ministers decided to abolish the Partnership for Health Council, a permanent consultative and advisory body to the Council of Ministers, the government information service said on Thursday.

The Government has tasked the State Financial Inspection Agency with conducting a financial inspection of National Palace of Culture – Congress Centre Sofia EAD for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.

The Government on Thursday approved a draft 2026–2028 healthcare cooperation plan with North Macedonia.

Road freight transport in Bulgaria will receive EUR 55 million in government support. On Thursday, the government approved a de minimis aid scheme aimed at supporting the costs of maintaining the competitiveness of Bulgaria’s heavy-duty road transport sector.

In July 2026 compared to June 2026, the average interest rate on consumer loans increased by 0.36 percentage points to 9.12% and the Annual Percentage Rate of Charge (APRC) on these loans – by 0.37 percentage points to 9.42%, show data published by the Bulgarian National Bank on Thursday.

Trips by Bulgarian residents abroad totalled 1,037,700 in July 2026, up 3.1% from July 2025, according to preliminary data published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on Thursday. Trips for holiday and recreation purposes increased by 4.2%

Varna Region is set to play a role in the new national priority Space Technologies and Dual-Use Technologies under Bulgaria’s updated Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation 2021–2027, the Varna Regional Information Centre (RIC) said on Wednesday.

The Apollonia Festival of Arts is a hub of culture and spirituality, a place where artists come together with their supporters, friends, like-minded people, and those who care about spirituality and the development of culture in Bulgaria, National

The 42nd Apollonia Festival of Arts opened in Sozopol on Thursday.

The Apollonia Festival of Arts is an example of an event that has for years combined culture with the tourist experience and contributed to establishing Sozopol as a cultural destination, said Minister of Tourism Ilin Dimitrov at the opening of the

Flights from Vienna to Burgas will start earlier than usual in 2027, with Austrian Airlines launching the seasonal route on May 8, ahead of Eurovision 2027, Burgas Airport said on Thursday.

A Bulgarian couple were detained over a fire near Kavala in Northern Greece, the news portal in.gr said on Wednesday, citing the Hellenic Fire Service.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia's firefighting helicopters have greater capacity than the equipment deployed by the European Union, while noting that Europe's advantage lies in its rapid response.

A drone was found Monday afternoon near the village of Ciuslea in Romania's eastern Vrancea County, close to Moldova border, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence said.

President Iliana Iotova told journalists on Saturday that she will raise the case of Iva Mihaylova during a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in mid-September. Iotova made the statement in response to a