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A total of EUR 260 million are provided for the remuneration of healthcare workers, according to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) 2026 draft budget adopted at first reading by Parliament on Thursday. Of this amount, EUR 230 million is for staffing healthcare facilities and EUR 30 million is for healthcare facilities funded by the Health Ministry's budget, explained NHIF Governor Petko Stefanovski.

Nearly EUR 120 million has been allocated in the 2026 State Budget for funding the non-governmental sector.

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has taken part in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, his Ministry's press centre said on Thursday.

Contie the Change - Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev stated that the parliamentary group would demand a hearing of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov on the establishment of a committee of inquiry into alleged widespread practice of police officers protecting drug traffickers from being charged with crimes. Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Thursday, CC-DB MPs and members of the BOEC civic movement said that they had evidence of violations at the Interior Ministry's Regional Directorate in Dobrich, Northeast Bulgaria. According to Mirchev, members of the MRF - New Beginning parliamentary group are involved in the violations.

Starting March 31, 2026, Wizz Air launches new direct flights from Sofia to Rimini (Italy), the company's press centre announced on Thursday.

Bulgaria is awaiting an opinion from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on legislative changes to transfer pricing and if the assessment is positive, the technical review will be completed, giving the country the

The new Czech metro trains for the Sofia Metro were presented on Thursday at the Obelya depot in Sofia. The ceremony was attended by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, Sofia Metro Executive Director Nikolay Naydenov and the Czech Ambassador to Bulgaria Miroslav Toman.

Economy Minister Peter Dilov met with Egyptian Ambassador to Bulgaria Nader Saad, the Ministry reported here on Thursday. The two discussed the preparations for the upcoming Bulgarian-Egyptian Intergovernmental Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation, which will be held in Cairo. The meeting revealed that the Intergovernmental Commission has not been convened for nearly six years.

Bulgaria is now part of the large family of European wine routes, which is a great recognition, Bulgarian Organization for Wine Tourism (BOWT) Chair Petya Minkova said at a BTA-hosted event in Sofia on Thursday.

We must thank the Bulgarian people for their investment in public media and remind Parliament that journalists’ salaries remain low, said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev during the discussion of the 2026 State Budget Bill in its section on culture at the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Media. The draft 2026 budget allocates EUR 10,160,700 to BTA.

The Plovdiv Regional Archaeological Museum presented the results of their project on the renewal of their permanent exhibition and the introduction of a modern audio guide.

Bulgaria officially joins the Iter Vitis Route, Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh said at a BTA-hosted event in Sofia on Thursday.

Following two days of torrential rainfall, river levels have risen and flooding risks have increased in several parts of the Republic of North Macedonia, the country’s Hydrometeorological Service reported.

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric stated that the Serbian government would take all necessary measures to guarantee the country’s energy security and to resolve the issue with the national oil company NIS in accordance with the country’s laws and interests, Tanjug reported on Tuesday. He added that the country has the support of its European partners.

On the eve of a potential fuel-supply crisis, Serbia’s petrol stations remain calm, with no queues and only a slight uptick in prices — which nevertheless remain among the highest in the Balkans, a BTA check showed.

A foreigner without identity documents and carrying two pistols was detained at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 15, the Border Police General Directorate said here on Monday. He was found in a specially adapted hiding place under the front seats of a bus entering Bulgaria, driven by a 49-year-old Turkish citizen.