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Varna Municipal Councilor Nikolay Stefanov's defence will request the termination of the pretrial investigation against him, Lawyer Dilyana Agova said on Tuesday before a preliminary hearing in the Anti-Corruption Commission, where case materials related to the charges were presented.

Yes, Bulgaria co-chair Ivaylo Mirchev described the draft budget as the worst since the Zhan Videnov era, calling it an economic tsunami and a direct threat to businesses.

The Varna municipal administration and MPs from the seaside city will seek state assistance for a major repair of the Asparuhov Bridge, the press centre of the Varna Municipal Council said on Tuesday.

Lawyer Ivaylo Kostov said Tuesday he will request the termination of the pretrial investigation of Varna Municipal Councilor Yordan Kateliev. Kostov took part in a preliminary hearing, where case materials related to the charges were presented. He added that the case does not make it clear what crime municipal councillor Kateliev allegedly committed, since he has been charged for supposedly colluding with Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev and municipal councilor Nikolay Stefanov to ask a witness for a bribe in order to exert influence over former Varna deputy mayor Deyan Ivanov in connection with a specific public procurement. "Which is nonsense," Kostov said.

“We have a big budget of lies, one that buries us in loans and destroys small and medium-sized businesses,” said National Assembly Deputy Chair Tsoncho Ganev of Vazrazhdane, speaking to journalists on Tuesday. He said that his party would vote

The draft budget of Bulgaria’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) for 2026 has been increased by EUR 34 million, NHIF Supervisory Board Chair Yavor Penchev told BTA after an extraordinary meeting. The adjustment reflects the expected rise in the minimum wage, which has led to corresponding changes in the Fund’s financial framework. The additional funds are distributed proportionally between healthcare payment allocations and the NHIF reserve, Penchev explained.

All systems in Bulgaria are ready to operate with the euro from January 1, 2026. “We continue to work intensively to ensure a smooth, transparent and successful transition to the single European currency,” said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during

“The euro is much more than just a currency, it is a powerful symbol of European integration,” European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said during a joint press conference with Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) has consistently covered all editions of the Svetilnik (Candlelight) initiative, which honors individuals who continue the traditions of Bulgaria’s national awakeners through their creative and public work, BTA

The 11th Plovdiv Jazz Fest will be held from November 7 to 9 and will see the participation of Grammy Award winners, world and Bulgarian jazz musicians, the organizers from Blue M said on Monday.

The National Gallery and the Pygmalion Foundation will present works by Bistra Vinarova–Radeva (1890–1977) in "Beyond the Portrait” exhibition from November 7 to 30, 2025, the gallery said. The curator of the exhibition is Plamena Dimitrova–Racheva.

The Labyrinth of Sofia won first place in the Documentary Film category at the 14th International Zagreb TourFilm Festival 2025. The Bulgarian film was selected from among more than 80 international titles, the 8pm PR Studio announced on Sunday.

A project on strengthening and promoting earthquake emergency response in the Black Sea Basin region was launched in Bucharest on Tuesday. The project, called SPEER-A, will be implemented under the 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme, the Burgas State University (BSU) said.

The film The Home by Myuzhgen Isuf, Apostol Fanev, Krasimir Georgiev and Nikolay Todorov from the Madarski Konnik Cinema Club in Shumen has won the award for directing at the 33rd Camera 300 International Festival of Amateur Documentary Film in Bitola, North Macedonia, on Friday.

Serbia and Uzbekistan have signed cooperation agreements in the fields of economy and energy and nine other sectors during Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s official visit to Tashkent, which began on Tuesday and will continue until Friday.

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Serbia Volodymyr Tolkach said in an interview with Danas newspaper that Russia is blackmailing Serbia through its oil and gas supplies. Tolkach said that Russia does not want to sell its share in the Serbian oil company NIS