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Politicians, public figures, and citizens paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the communist regime at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism, located next to the temple of Bulgarian Martyrs, near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.

On February 1, Bulgaria marks the Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime. The largest single spate of executions in Bulgarian history was carried out on this date 81 years ago.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) issued an orange code alert for heavy snowfall and blizzards on Sunday across almost the entire country, NIMH announced on its website.

Rumen Hristov, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and GERB-UDF MP, commented on the first interview given by Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, after his resignation as head of State.

In 2026 the National Statistical Institute (NSI) will conduct for the 101st time its oldest statistical survey, the Household Budget Survey, the Institute announced on its website.

The total volume of lev banknotes and coins in circulation is BGN 7.7 billion as of January 30, 2026, one day before the end of the dual circulation period of the lev and the euro in Bulgaria. According to the Bulgarian National Bank, this represents around 75% of the cash in circulation in leva at the beginning of 2025.

Bulgaria's total industrial producer price index in December 2025 was 9.6% above the level of December 2024, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday. A rise in prices was registered in mining, by 30.6%, in the production and

Bulgaria’s overall business climate indicator rose by 4 points in January 2026 from December 2025, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday.

The Community Centre of the Year 2025 award was presented in Sevlievo on Friday evening. The distinction was conferred on the Razvitie–1870 Community Centre in Sevlievo, chaired by Danail Lalev, with Desislava Dimitrova serving as secretary. The

Bulgarian News Agency Director General Kiril Valchev received the Golden Key award from the Union of Community Centres at a ceremony in Sevlievo on Friday. The distinction was presented by the Chair of the Union of Community Centres Prof. Nikolay

A National Representative Committee to support the marking of the 170th anniversary of the nationwide chitalishte (community cultural centre) movement in Bulgaria was announced in Sevlievo on Friday. During the event, golden keys were presented to

Mariya Gabriel has been appointed Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at UNESCO, the organization announced in a press release on Friday.

Taxi drivers in Greece will hold a two-day strike starting February 3 to protest electric transition timelines, the online edition of Kathimerini said Friday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that mandatory military service in the country will start either in December 2026 or in March 2027, Serbian public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia reported. The decision on when conscription will begin

Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov is hosting a four-party meeting between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the European Commission, the Bulgarian Transport Ministry reported here on Thursday. The forum marks the start of practical work on the memorandum of cooperation on the Black Sea–Aegean Sea corridor, signed in December 2025 in Brussels with the support of EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Unemployment in Turkiye fell to 7.7% in December 2025 according to data published on Thursday by the Turkish Statistical Institute on its official website. Compared to the previous month, unemployment fell by 0.8%, meaning that 286,000 people over the age of 15 found employment. However, 2.7 million people remained unemployed.