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The mixed system of machine voting and paper ballots works, and we believe it is a good system for holding future elections, Stefan Arsov of GERB said in the parliamentary corridors on Wednesday.

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands on the acquisition of seven mine countermeasure vessels, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. The document was

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova said here Wednesday that the ruling majority supports two proposals long advocated by DB: restoring machine voting as the main voting method in Bulgaria and removing the limit on the number of voting sections in countries outside the European Union.

The Administrative Court in Plovdiv has declared void the Karlovo Municipal Council's decision to hold a local referendum on a planned gunpowder factory, the municipal administration said on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry placed EUR 2.5 billion in debt on international capital markets on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a roadmap of strategic infrastructure projects of State priority, the Transport Minister Georgi Peev said at a meeting with the leadership of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, as reported by the Ministry on Tuesday.

In Bulgaria, 43.4% of overnight stays in tourist accommodations in 2025 were recorded in July and August.

In May 2026, the turnover in retail trade, except trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles, at constant prices increased by 0.8% compared to April 2026, according to preliminary and seasonally adjusted data released by the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday.

A discussion, organised by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), marking the 160th anniversary of Pencho Slaveykov’s birth was held on Tuesday at the BTA National Press Club in Gabrovo. The event was part of BTA’s Pencho Slaveykov Today initiative.

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Bulgarian Patriarchate has invited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to visit Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Patriarchate said on Tuesday.

Prof. Eliza Stefanova, Ph.D., was elected rector of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski to complete the term of Prof. Georgi Valchev until November 2027, after he was appointed Minister of Education and Science.

The world premiere of Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s film Black Money for White Nights took place at the 60th anniversary edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Bulgaria’s National Film Centre said on Tuesday.

Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic met with Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini on Tuesday, to discuss the rehabilitation of rail passenger services between Belgrade and Trieste.

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence detected a group of drones approximately 20 kilometres east of Snake Island in the Black Sea, in the immediate vicinity of the border between Ukraine and Romania, the Ministry said. Two Eurofighter Typhoon jets

Turkiye's BOTAS and Bulgaria's Bulgargaz will expand cooperation and review their current gas contract, Turkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Monday after meeting Minister of Energy Iva Petrova in Ankara.

The trial against Iva Mihaylova, who is charged with a crime related to road traffic safety in North Macedonia, has begun at the Kocani Basic Court.