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On December 1, the National Assembly will cease using the security zone designated at St Alexander Nevsky Square for the historic Parliament building. National Assembly Chair Raya Nazaryan sent a letter to Interior Minister Daniel Mitov with the details.

Velichie described Sofia City Prosecution Office and Anti-Corruption Commission's specialized operation related to the establishment and leadership of an organized criminal group around the Historical Park tourist attraction as “a desperate attempt at institutional pressure against the only genuinely functioning opposition force in the country.” In a statement on Wednesday, the parliamentary group argues that the aim of the operation is to divert attention from key decisions in the National Assembly, including the 2026 draft state budget, the nationalization of the Lukoil refinery in Burgas, the granting of a concession to the State Sports Totalizator, and the increase of taxes, fees and social security contributions.

The government on Wednesday approved a bill amending the Labour Code to improve the regulatory framework related to collective bargaining. The main goal of the amendments is to encourage collective bargaining at the sectoral and branch level,

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers approved over BGN 17.3 million for municipalities to ensure activities under the programmes for the construction and upgrading of nurseries, kindergartens and schools, for the construction and the programme for the repair and construction of new sports grounds and gymnasiums, as well as for investment projects of the municipalities of Plovdiv, Petrich and Maritsa. The Cabinet also decided to allocate nearly BGN 2.1 million to compensate children not admitted to kindergartens due to a lack of available places.

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

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

The government approved a draft Consulting Services Agreement between the National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The project aims to improve the efficiency of Bulgaria’s railway

Bookings for the upcoming winter season in Pamporovo show increased interest from foreign markets such as North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkiye, Greece, Britain and Ireland, resort operator Pamporovo AD told BTA on Tuesday. Along with the usual British

Readers in North Macedonia are more interested in contemporary Bulgarian writers than in earlier authors, critic Dusko Krstevski said at the launch of the November issue of LIK magazine in Skopje on Wednesday.

The latest issue of LIK magazine, themed “Literature and Memory,” was difficult to prepare because of the complex task it set for itself.

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) provided its LIK typeface to the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia on November 25, following an academic ceremony marking the University's patron saint's day.

Freedom of speech is a fundamental value that must be defended every day, said Gospodin Yovchev, CEO of bTV Media Group Ltd. He was speaking here Tuesday at the opening of a conference titled "The European Media Freedom Act – a framework for

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.

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

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.

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