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Deputy Labour and Social Policy Minister Danail Rusev opened Monday a two-day international seminar In defence of European values: The power of civil society in Sofia.

GERB is ready to support a state budget that adheres to a conservative fiscal framework and keeps the deficit within 3%, party leader Boyko Borissov said at a briefing in Sliven. Borissov was in the city to meet with GERB's youth organization.

President Iliana Iotova held a meeting on Friday with the Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, Gianluca Esposito, who is visiting Bulgaria, the President’s Press Secretariat said. The talks focused on the

Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva and Chinese Ambassador in Sofia Dai Qingli met here on Friday to discuss priority areas for interaction and deepening the bilateral partnership, as well as specific steps for cooperation within the framework of relations between the European Union and China

Sofia Municipality has called for a revision of the government's proposed 2026 state budget, urging the government to better address the needs of citizens and businesses, according to a municipal press release commenting on the draft budget law. The

Fewer than half of the 266 passenger carriages operated by BDZ, Bulgaria's state railway company, are air-conditioned, Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev said during a parliamentary question-and-answer session before the Transport and

Bulgaria remained the European Union's country with the lowest unemployment rate for a sixth consecutive month in May, despite a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points from April to 2.9%, Eurostat said on Thursday.

House prices in Bulgaria increased by 14.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the third-highest growth rate among European Union countries, after Portugal and Slovakia. This is according to data published on Thursday by the European

The Sofia for the Young Festival is bringing music, culture, civic causes, sport and creativity to Tsar Ivan Shishman Street, organizers from Save Sofia said on Saturday. Admission is free.

A total of 972 foreign students from 57 countries are enrolled at Trakia University in Stara Zagora for the 2025/2026 academic year, the university’s press centre told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

The Great Masters of Bulgarian Graphic Art exhibition will open on July 9 at Vejdi Art Gallery, the organizers said Friday.

An extremely rare ancient medical instrument used in operations to remove bladder stones has been discovered during archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, archaeologist Prof. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski told BTA on Friday.

The deregistered Ivan Mihailov Cultural Centre in Bitola has called on North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski to tell the public "the truth" about the European Parliament's conclusions on the country's progress.

Belgrade's streets were largely deserted on Tuesday as dangerously high temperatures gripped the Serbian capital. A red weather alert remains in force across most of the country, with temperatures forecast to reach 40C. People ventured outdoors only

Police in North Macedonia have arrested a university lecturer at the Goce Delcev University in Stip on suspicion of receiving a bribe. The 39-year-old lecturer, identified by the initials T.A. from Stip, allegedly demanded EUR 300 from a 26-year-old

An agreement in principle has been reached on changes to North Macedonia's government between VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition partners, the Albanian coalition VLEN and the ZNAM Movement, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday.