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Bulgaria’s defence spending will continue to rise in line with commitments to NATO allies, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said in Haskovo on Monday. The target of allocating 5% of GDP to defence must be met by 2035, he said, noting that 3.5%

President Iliana Iotova Monday attended an event marking 80 years since the founding of UNICEF and 20 years since the opening of UNICEF’s office in Bulgaria. "Bulgaria has been an exceptionally strong and solid partner of UNICEF for the past 20

Bulgaria's Deputy Defence Minister Lyubomir Monov opened the 14th Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) Annual Conference here on Monday. The event is being held jointly with the 4th International Conference on

Dr Atanas Atanasov has been dismissed as Director of the Medical Supervision Executive Agency (EAMS) and the position will be taken over by Ivanka Dineva, the Ministry of Health’s press office announced on Monday.  The decision is part of the

Nearly 94% of Bulgarians are worried about rising energy prices according to data from a nationally representative survey by the Market Links polling agency. The study was presented during a joint forum of Habitat Bulgaria and the environmental association Za Zemiata [For the Earth], dedicated to the role of domestic renewable energy sources in the fight against energy poverty as part of the #Plan4Climate project, co-financed by the LIFE program of the European Union.

Bulgaria recorded the lowest unemployment rate among EU Member States and the eurozone in April 2026, according to the latest seasonally adjusted Eurostat data released on Monday. Unemployment in Bulgaria stood at 2.8%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month.

Bulgaria’s monthly inflation in May is expected at 0.2%, while annual inflation is projected at 7%, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate based on the consumer price index (CPI) on Monday.

Effective involvement of small and medium enterprises, research organizations and start-ups from all EU member states in European space programme value chains is key for Bulgaria, Deputy Innovation Minister Mira Yosifova told a regular meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on Research and Space in Brussels, the Innovation Ministry said on Monday.

The role of Bulgarian schools in organizing the Botev March is very important, said Education and Science Minister Georgi Valchev Monday in Vratsa. He attended a presentation of a special printed BTA issue featuring news and photos from the commemorative event over the years.

Following its presentation in Vratsa, the publication will be made available on BTA's website, where readers will be able to explore the documentary account of the march's 80-year history in the footsteps of Botev's detachment.

The "Banner of Peace" International Children's Assembly, a major global youth festival hosted by Bulgaria, with its heyday in the 1980s, is returning on Children's Day, June 1, 2026, to revive the hope that peace has a voice, and that voice is the laughter of children, said the Lyudmila Zhivkova–Banner of Peace Foundation.

The 150th anniversary of Hristo Botev’s battle at Milin Kamak Peak near Vratsa was marked on Sunday.

The opening of funds under the European Union's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans for reforms implemented in North Macedonia is a clear indication of the government's European orientation, which is why "there is no need to waste citizens' time and

On May 26, Turkiye, a country of 86 million people, begins celebrations for the sacred Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), one of the two major holidays in Islam, marked by millions of Muslims around the world. At the same time, the Islamic hajj

The Greek government will extend the diesel fuel subsidy introduced until the end of June to help consumers cope with rising energy prices linked to the conflict in Iran, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, as quoted by the online edition of the Kathimerini newspaper.

Romania's caretaker Culture Minister, Andras Demeter, handed in his resignation following a public scandal sparked by a recording in which the politician used language perceived as undermining Romania's national interests.