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A protest against plans to build a wind farm in the Natura 2000 protected Krumovitsa area near Krumovgrad was held outside the Regional Environment and Water Inspectorate (REWI) in Haskovo on Monday.

Criminalizing illegal construction is being considered, as the problem is very serious and has far-reaching consequences, Interior Ministry's acting Secretary General Lyubomir Nikolov told a news briefing on Monday.

ECONOMY The adoption of Bulgaria's state budget for 2026 has become an epic saga which has lasted eight months and will take at least one more month until the third version of the budget scheme goes through, financier Dimitar Chobanov writes on

Progressive Bulgaria has submitted three draft parliamentary decisions calling on the National Audit Office to conduct an audit of the state of Bulgaria's public finances in several key areas for the 2020-2026 period, Konstantin Prodanov, Chair of Parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, said at a briefing in the National Assembly on Friday.

At end-May 2026, loans to households and NPISHs in Bulgaria stood at EUR 30.906 billion, increasing by 20.8% compared to the same month of 2025 (20.8% annual growth in April 2026), the Bulgarian National Bank reported on its official website on

Household deposits in Bulgarian banks increased by 19.3% year on year to EUR 56.3 billion at the end of May 2026, according to data released by the Bulgarian National Bank on Monday.

Energo-Pro has commissioned its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Bulgaria, built in Gorna Oryahovitsa (Northern Bulgaria), the company said on Friday. The project marks an important step in the development of a modern and sustainable electricity infrastructure and will contribute to the more efficient management and balancing of the power system, the press release added.

Prime Minister Rumen Radev discussed with representatives of the dairy farming sector ways to promote domestic production, the cabinet’s press office announced on Friday.

An AI generated avatar of former BTA director general Maxim Minchev (in office 2003-2020) congratulated the attendants of HELLO, SPACE | Bulgaria Calling Festival’s sixth edition which takes place on Friday and Saturday at Sofia Tech Park.

The Sofia Choristers' Union Prof. Dr. Adriana Blagoeva signed a long-term partnership agreement with the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) on Friday. The agreement was signed on behalf of the union by its Board Chair, Alexander Dragovski. It covers the

The parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media unanimously approved the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) activity report for 2025 on Thursday. Committee Chair Anton Kutev of Progressive Bulgaria said after the presentation that “the results of BTA are

Dr. Maria Grigoratou, Executive Secretary of the European Polar Board (EPB), said that polar research represents a strategic investment in Europe’s future. Grigoratou was speaking at a lecture at the National Centre for Polar Studies on Thursday,

Bulgarian symbols were showcased at the first Eskil Salt Lake International Culture and Tourism Festival in Tuzgolu, Turkiye, on Monday. Bulgaria joined more than 20 countries with children’s drawings, traditional costumes and craft workshops.

Ruse hosted the international conference “Common River, Common Security: The Lower Danube as a Strategic Space for Security, Defense and Democratic Resilience,” on the occasion of Danube Day on June 29.

The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) announced on Monday that road repair work has been suspended on sections of national roads leading to Black Sea resorts and border crossings with Greece during the summer.

Personnel and military equipment from Bulgarian land forces units will be redeployed along the national road network on June 29 and July 4, the Defence Ministry said here Monday.